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On the Meteorological Mechanisms Driving Postfire Flash Floods: A Case Study
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper describes work to improve the understanding of the broad range of factors affecting the occurrence of postfire flooding, with emphasis on an event that occurred in the Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia, in 2003. ...
Verification of Mesoscale NWP Forecasts of Abrupt Cold Frontal Wind Changes
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: During a wildfire, a sharp wind change can lead to an abrupt increase in fire activity and change the rate of spread, endangering firefighters working on what had been the flank of the fire. In southeastern Australia, ...