A leap forward in wildfire prediction: Integrating the community fire behavior model into the Unified Forecast System for next-generation fire-atmosphere simulations
This article was jointly written between the Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC) and NSF NCAR. The increase in the frequency of drought and hot-dry-windy conditions over the last several decades, combined with the continued expansion into the wildfire-urban interface region, has led to a marked increase in the number of acres burned by hazardous wildfires.…
