Los Alamos National Laboratory: Forests With Diverse Tree Sizes and Small Clearings Hinder Wildland Fire Growth
January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release on Jan. 27:
A new 3D analysis shows that wildland fires flare up in forests populated by similar-sized trees or checkerboarded by large clearings and slow down where trees are more varied. The research can help fire managers better understand the physics and dynamics of fire to improve fire-behavior forecasts.
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A new 3D analysis shows that wildland fires flare up in forests populated by similar-sized trees or checkerboarded by large clearings and slow down where trees are more varied. The research can help fire managers better understand the physics and dynamics of fire to improve fire-behavior forecasts.
"We knew fuel ar . . .