Description: This spatial dataset was produced with the Wildfire Exposure Simulation Tool (WildEST), a cloud-based geospatial fire behavior characteristic simulation system. WildEST performs multiple deterministic simulations under a range of weather types (wind speed, wind direction, fuel moisture content) and weights those results based on weather type probabilities (WTP).
This dataset represents the "average-worst" fireline intensity (FLI) in kilowatts per meter for a given pixel in the fuelscape (including any contribution of crown fire spread rate). Average-worst is defined as the average of the worst 5% of Weather Types. qfli is calculated using heading-only fire behavior and is weighted according to the WTPs that comprise the highest 5% of WTPs, incorporating both temporal frequencies and the influence of high-spread conditions.
Copyright Text: Primary data contact: The Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment (www.SouthernWildfireRisk.com) is sponsored by the Southern Group of State Foresters (https://southernforests.org) and managed by Texas A&M Forest Service. Send an email to SouthWRAP-Support@tfs.tamu.edu for inquiries.
This dataset was developed for the Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment by Pyrologix LLC (www.pyrologix.com), a subsidiary of Vibrant Planet (www.vibrantplanet.net).