General

Creators

  • Rodell, Christopher

  • Moisseeva, Nadya

  • McKinney, Reagan

  • Howard, Rosie

  • Chui, Tim

  • Schigas, Roland

  • Stull, Roland

Contributors

  • University of British Columbia

  • Natural Resources Canada

  • National Center for Atmospheric Research

  • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Components

  • Weather Research and Forecasting Model

  • Canadian Wildland Fire Information System

Subjects

  • wildfire science

  • atmospheric science

  • numerical weather prediction

Keywords

  • fire weather forecasts

  • fire behavior forecasts

  • atmospheric science

  • numerical weather prediction

  • zarr

  • netcdf

Date Created

  • May 24, 2019 to present

References

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  6. Van Wagner, C.E. and T.L. Pickett. 1985. Equations and FORTRAN program for the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System. Can. For. Serv., Ottawa, Ont. For. Tech. Rep. 33. 18 p. http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/pubwarehouse/pdfs/19973.pdf

  7. Van Wagner, C.E. 1987. Development and structure of the Canadian forest fire weather index system. Forest Technology Report 35. (Canadian Forestry Service: Ottawa). http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/pubwarehouse/pdfs/19927.pdf

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