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	Διασπορά Καπνού	Μοντέλο Πυρκαγιάς Rothermel
Πεδίο	Δασολογία	Δασολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2000	1972
Δημιουργός	Dave Peterson	Richard Rothermel
Τύπος	atmospheric modeling	fire propagation model
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Larson, T., Gould, T., Simpson, C., & Liu, L. J. S. (2004). Source apportionment of indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2.5 in Seattle, Washington using positive matrix factorization. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 54(9), 1175–1187.	Rothermel, R. C. (1972). A mathematical model for predicting fire spread in wildland fuels. Research Paper INT-115, USDA Forest Service Intermountain Research Station.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	air quality, smoke transport, visibility impacts	fire spread model, BEHAVE model
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	Smoke dispersion modeling predicts how smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns travels and disperses through the atmosphere, affecting air quality and visibility. Models use fire characteristics (size, intensity, fuel type), atmospheric conditions (wind, stability, mixing height), and topography to forecast smoke plumes and estimate particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations downwind. Used for air quality forecasting, prescribed burn planning, and public health protection.	The Rothermel fire spread model, developed by Richard Rothermel in 1972, is a mechanistic mathematical model that predicts the rate of fire spread through surface fuels using fuel characteristics, weather, and topography. It forms the theoretical foundation of the BEHAVE fire modeling system used operationally by fire agencies worldwide. The model integrates principles from combustion physics, heat transfer, and fuel science to quantify how fire intensity, fuel moisture, wind, and slope interact to drive wildfire propagation.