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Project ID: 01-1-4-07

Year: 2002

Date Started: 05/16/2002

Date Completed: 08/10/2006

Title: The Use of High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data in Estimating Crown Fire Behavior Variables

Project Proposal Abstract: Fire researchers and managers are dependent upon accurate, reliable, and efficiently obtained data for the development and application of crown fire behavior models. In particular, reliable estimates of critical crown characteristics, including crown bulk density, canopy height, crown base height, and canopy closure are required to accurately map fuel loading and model fire behavior over the landscape. The emergence of a new generation of high-resolution remote sensing systems in recent years, as well as the development of more accurate field measurement techniques, could allow for more accurate and efficient estimation of crown fire behavior variables. With spatial resolutions often less then one meter, the spatial data provided by these sensors can support more detailed measurement of the forest canopy structure. However, there is a need for the development of analytical techniques to automatically and efficiently extract the required information from the enormous quantity of data provided by these high-resolution remote sensing systems, as well as to assess their utility and cost-effectiveness for the application of fire behavior modeling. We propose to cany out an extensive investigation of the utility of A) active infrared (LIDAR) sensor data and B) active microwave (IFSAR) sensor data for this application, and to compare remote sensing estimates with field-based techniques for the estimation of crown fire fuel density, type and condition.

Principal Investigator: Gerard F. Schreuder

Agency/Organization: University of Washington

Branch or Dept: School of Forest Resources

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Co-Principal Investigator	James K. Agee	University of Washington	School of Forest Resources
Co-Principal Investigator	Stephen E. Reutebuch	Forest Service	PNW-Seattle-Managing Natural Disturbances
Co-Principal Investigator	Hans-Erik St. John	University of Washington	School of Forest Resources
Collaborator/Contributor	Terry A. Curtis	Washington	DNR-Department of Natural Resources
Collaborator/Contributor	Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman	Forest Service	AMSET-Adaptive Management Services Enterprise Team
Collaborator/Contributor	Jeffrey Foster	US Army	Fort Lewis Forestry-WA
Collaborator/Contributor	Roger D. Ottmar	Forest Service	PNW-Seattle-Managing Natural Disturbances
Collaborator/Contributor	Regina Rochefort	NPS-National Park Service	North Cascades NPS Complex
Collaborator/Contributor	Andrew Youngblood	Forest Service	PNW-Forestry & Range Sciences Lab-LaGrande
Federal Cooperator	Elizabeth D. Reinhardt	Forest Service	RMRS-Fire Sciences Lab-Missoula

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