Report
Predictive model comparison on a well-documented wildfire event in New Zealand.
W.C. Schou, I. Pretorius, S. Aguilar-Arguello (2023) Predictive model comparison on a well-documented wildfire event in New Zealand. Scion Report No. 64414936. 24p.
https://www.ruralfireresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/92173/RNC_report_28_07_2023.pdf
Abstract
We modelled five scenarios to test the effect of different weather, ignition, grass curing and fuels inputs on the Prometheus fire growth model’s performance. The well-documented Pigeon Valley Forest fire of February 2019 was used as a case study.