Fire Weather Model (IMAGE)

Desert Research Institute

Fire Weather Model

Caption

Screenshot of a simulation of the Caldor Fire created with the weather-fire-smoke model. Green lines indicate wind direction, red and yellow area indicates fire perimeter, and gray cloud represents smoke.

Credit

Adam Kochanski/San Jose State University and Tim Brown/DRI.

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