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Cabo, C.; Santin, C.; Doerr, S.; Laino, D.; Parsons, R.; Hudak, A.

Real-world fuel data from forest plots and input configuration for simulations of wildfires in Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), Oregon, USA, 2019

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https://doi.org/10.5285/467a735f-b03c-4c30-8781-82f0e11aec28
This dataset contains inputs for wildfire simulations in Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) in forest environments. It includes five segmented point clouds in LAS format, representing different fuel classes from a forest plot, each with an associated BDF (Bulk Density Files) file. The forest plot consists of a 40 x 40 m Pinus ponderosa plot scanned with a Riegl-VZ400i in Sycan Marsh, Oregon, USA, during the summer of 2019. The dataset also contains Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) input files detailing the configuration for three separate simulations. These resources support modelling and simulation efforts to better understand fire behaviour in forest ecosystems.
Publication date: 2025-02-21
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Formats

LASer, Bulk Density File (BDF), Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Vector

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2019-07-10    to    2019-07-10

Provenance & quality

Point clouds of a Pinus ponderosa stand in Sycan Marsh, Oregon, USA were acquired on 10/07/2019. These point clouds were segmented into five fuel classes. For each of the fuel classes, a BDF file was created by calculating the density of points for each 10 x 10 x 10cm section of the forest.
Parameters were determined for three simulation scenarios, detailing the environmental conditions, fuel properties, and fire ignition points. These data make up the input configuration for three simulations run in the Fire Dynamics Simulator.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Cabo, C.; Santin, C.; Doerr, S.; Laino, D.; Parsons, R.; Hudak, A. (2025). Real-world fuel data from forest plots and input configuration for simulations of wildfires in Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), Oregon, USA, 2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/467a735f-b03c-4c30-8781-82f0e11aec28

Correspondence/contact details

Cabo, C.
Swansea University
 Carlos.cabo@swansea.ac.uk

Authors

Cabo, C.
Swansea University
Santin, C.
Swansea University
Doerr, S.
Swansea University
Laino, D.
Swansea University
Parsons, R.
US Forest Service
Hudak, A.
US Forest Service

Other contacts

Rights holder
Swansea University
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
Keywords
computational fluid dynamics models , FDS , forestry , LiDAR , wildfire
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/T001194/1
Spanish Knowledge Generation project Award: PID2021-126790NB-I00
Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Award: RC20-1025
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Award: RC23-7626
Last updated
25 February 2025 08:01