Use of a Physics-Based Fire Model to Evaluate How Tree Separation Distance and Group Size Influence Crown Fire Behavior Through Flame Interactions and Altered Convective Regimes


Scott Michael Ritter, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Program, Fort Collins, United States, Chad M Hoffman, Colorado State University, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Program, Fort Collins, CO, United States and William Mell, US Forest Service Seattle, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Seattle, WA, United States