Test Case 1: Fires Everywhere

Description

A non-realistic 1 fire case.  Multiple runs are done (1 fire at a time) placing the fire sequentially at each 1 km grid cell across the contiguous U.S. (CONUS).   Two sizes of fires are done (separately) :  one with the fire = 100 acres, one with the fire = 1000 acres.  (Note:  fire exists only for 1 day, so fire size = daily growth)  

Purpose

To comprehensively evaluate fuels, consumption, and emissions variability across the US 'en masse.'  To provide the most complete set of possible model runs while retaining feasibility.  To provide the largest range of model influence on the emissions output.

Analysis

Model-to-model primarily.  All output levels through SPECIATED EMISSIONS (no vertical profile, dispersion).

Some locations can possibly be compared with collected observational data at certain output levels (e.g. FUEL LOADING, TOTAL CONSUMPTION).

Time and space scales:

• CONUS, 1km grid
• Independent of time (fake fires - only time reference is climatological fuel moisture, met)
• Some fuels at higher resolution, use aggregated fuels to get to 1km (e.g. weighted average)
  

Specific outputs notes:

• CONUS maps
• Ratios of individual model outputs, ratios to model ensemble mean
• Maps by veg type
  

Model runs

Output levels

• FUEL LOADING through SPECIATED EMISSIONS

Input data

• Grid centroid locations for 1 km grid
• Climatological fuel moisture and wind values

Intermeditate initialization data

FUEL LOADING, TOTAL CONSUMPTION data available for initizaling

Guidelines

• No restrictions unless comparing with observational data;  then model must be independent of observational data.

• Runs starting with FUEL LOADING or TOTAL CONSUMPTION must use test case intermediate data.
  

Status

SEMIP standard models are currently in progress through fuel loading and total consumption output levels.

Notes