THE EVALUATION OF IDAHO WILDFIRE GROWTH USING THE HAINES INDEX

Authors
WERTH P OCHOA R
Citation
P. Werth et R. Ochoa, THE EVALUATION OF IDAHO WILDFIRE GROWTH USING THE HAINES INDEX, Weather and forecasting, 8(2), 1993, pp. 223-234
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Weather and forecasting → ACNP
ISSN journal
08828156
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
223 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0882-8156(1993)8:2<223:TEOIWG>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
An atmospheric index specifically designed to he related to the growth of wildland fires is evaluated for two recent Idaho fires. The index includes terms related to high midlevel lapse rates and low-level dry air. In the cases examined, the index performs well at pinpointing the time of the most explosive fire growth. Long-term season statistics a lso show that the index is useful for determining when the most acreag e will be lost to wildland fires.