Project
Using the environmental lapse rate to forecast wildfire blow-ups
Year
2013
status
Current
Researcher
Brandon MacKinnon (Lead); Greg Baxter
Other Collaborator(s):
Latitude Technologies
Advisory Member(s):
Abstract
This project will investigate the science behind using the environmental lapse rate (ELR) as a method of forecasting wildfire blow-ups. It will also investigate whether equipment exists that can collect real-time local data to calculate the ELR.
