Yeah, The animations represent fire histories. The USGS GeoMAC<http://rmgsc.cr.usgs.gov/outgoing/GeoMAC/> service catalogs a lot of data about fires. They have perimeter files that are made using infrared satellite images <http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/> and measurements taken from airplanes. We have been making animations using those files, with the goal of validating and tuning our own models.
Cody Smith On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Joshua Thorp <[email protected]> wrote: > Just noting, I think these are visualizations of "fire progressions" which > means that this is the equivalent of watching an animated radar map (though > perhaps less accurate?). We see where the fire was estimated to be after > the fact. Not what the fire will do. > > Amazing to see the scale of the fires on this map. Nice work Cody and the > rest of the Simtable team, looks great! > > --joshua > > > > On Jun 17, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Nicholas Thompson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Cody,**** > > From my point of view this plug wasn’t shameless enough. Each link let > to a simulation of one of the fires, but I wondered how these were > derived. Before the fact? After the fact? Let it be the case that the > Forest Service had a simtable in their response co-ordination center > (perhaps they do?). What would have been different. Less shame, please. > **** > > Nick**** > *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *cody > dooderson > *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2013 12:42 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] pyrocumulus**** > ** ** > WARNING this is another shameless SimTable plug.**** > ** ** > Simtable has been mapping some of the fire progressions. **** > The tres > Lagunas<http://apps.simtable.com/fireProgression/output2013/NM-N4S-HH9A_%20tres%20lagunas.html> > fire > burned for a while in the pecos watershed but now seems to be completely > under control. **** > The Thompson ridge > fire<http://apps.simtable.com/fireProgression/output2013/NM-SNF-HJC4_%20thompson%20ridge.html> > is > burning slowly through the Valle Caldera, but I can't imagine there is much > fuel left considering the massive fire 2 years ago. **** > The Silver > Fire<http://apps.simtable.com/fireProgression/output2013/NM-GNF-HJ20_%20silver.html>, > is burning near silver city, in the Gila National Forest.**** > Last but not least, the Jaroso > fire<http://apps.simtable.com/fireProgression/output2013/NM-SNF-HJ7C_%20jaroso.html> > burned > nearly to the top of Pecos baldy and produced a huge "pyrocumulus"**** > smoke cloud for one day. It looked like a volcano went off**** > All of the fires seem to be under control after the much needed rains last > week. **** > ** ** > My apologies for the plug**** > Cody **** > ** ** > **** > ** ** > ** ** > > **** > Cody Smith**** > > ** ** > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Roger Critchlow <[email protected]> wrote:**** > Hi Merle --**** > ** ** > The bottom line on the news last night is that we're 300,000 acres behind > last year's tally with a measly 57,000 acres of fires, and the signs are > that the fire season will close early. There are three fires that have > been visible from Santa Fe -- Tres Lagunas to the east and Thompson Ridge > to the west have been active for more than two weeks. The Jaroso fire only > started this week to the northeast and prompted the pyrocumulus discussion. > The Thompson Ridge fire sent us smoke one evening, but aside from that > it's been easy breathing here in Santa Fe.**** > ** ** > Hope you're enjoying Bhutan,**** > ** ** > -- rec --**** > > ** ** > On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Nicholas Thompson < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > Hi, Merle,**** > **** > Many, although neither Santa Fe nor Los Alamos seems to be at risk at the > moment. To keep current go to www.inciweb.org . I am in Massachusetts > at the moment, so details will have to come from others. N**** > **** > *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Merle > Lefkoff > *Sent:* Saturday, June 15, 2013 4:32 AM**** > > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group**** > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] pyrocumulus**** > **** > Roger**** > **** > Hi, I'm working in Bhutan. Is there a big fire in New Mexico? Merle**** > > Sent from my iPhone**** > > > On Jun 15, 2013, at 12:19 AM, Roger Critchlow <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > Here's a pyrocumulus over the Silver fire estimated at 6-7 miles (31-37 > thousand feet), though I don't know how he worked out the angles from > Wisconsin.**** > **** > > http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81402&src=eorss-nh > **** > **** > -- rec --**** > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com**** > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com**** > ** ** > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com**** > ** ** > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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