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:''This guide applies to the code as available from http://openwfm.org and partly also to WRF-Fire, which is a subset available in [http://www.wrf-model.org/users/release.php WRF release]. This guide evolves with the software and it complements the technical description in J. Mandel, J. D. Beezley, and A. K. Kochanski, Coupled atmosphere-wildland fire modeling with WRF 3.3 and SFIRE 2011, Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) 4, 591-610, 2011, {{doi|10.5194/gmd-4-591-2011}}''.
 
:''This guide applies to the code as available from http://openwfm.org and partly also to WRF-Fire, which is a subset available in [http://www.wrf-model.org/users/release.php WRF release]. This guide evolves with the software and it complements the technical description in J. Mandel, J. D. Beezley, and A. K. Kochanski, Coupled atmosphere-wildland fire modeling with WRF 3.3 and SFIRE 2011, Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) 4, 591-610, 2011, {{doi|10.5194/gmd-4-591-2011}}''.
# [[WRF-Fire|Introduction]]
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==[[WRF-Fire|Introduction]]==
# Getting started
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==Getting started==
## [[How to get WRF-Fire|Downloading and building the software]]
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# [[How to get WRF-Fire|Downloading and building the software]]
## [[How to run WRF-Fire|Running an ideal case]]
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# [[How to run WRF-Fire|Running an ideal case]]
# Configuration
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==Configuration==
## [[namelist.input]]
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# [[namelist.input]]
## [[namelist.fire]]
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# [[namelist.fire]]
## [[Vertical wind interpolation]]
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# [[Vertical wind interpolation]]
## [[WRF-Fire ignition|Ignition]]
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# [[WRF-Fire ignition|Ignition]]
# Running a real case
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==Running a real case==
## [[How to run WRF-Fire with real data|Basics of running a real case]]
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#[[How to run WRF-Fire with real data|Basics of running a real case]]
## [[How to convert data for Geogrid|Acquiring and converting fine-resolution data for Geogrid]]
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#[[How to convert data for Geogrid|Acquiring and converting fine-resolution data for Geogrid]]
## [[WPS with GeoTIFF support|Using GeoTIFF files]]
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#[[WPS with GeoTIFF support|Using GeoTIFF files]]
# Visualisation
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==Visualisation==
## [[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in VAPOR|VAPOR]]
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#[[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in VAPOR|VAPOR]]
## [[Visualization in Google Earth|Google Earth]]
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#[[Visualization in Google Earth|Google Earth]]
## [[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in Mayavi2|Mayavi2]]
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#[[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in Mayavi2|Mayavi2]]
## [[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in VisTrails|VisTrails]]
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#[[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in VisTrails|VisTrails]]
## [[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in Matlab|Matlab]]
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#[[How to visualize WRF-Fire output in Matlab|Matlab]]
# Diagnostics
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==Diagnostics==
## [[How to visualize vertical profiles from WRF in Matlab|Wind profiles]]
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#[[How to visualize vertical profiles from WRF in Matlab|Wind profiles]]
## [[How to diagnose fuel properties in WRF-Fire|Fuel properties]]
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#[[How to diagnose fuel properties in WRF-Fire|Fuel properties]]
## [[How to load WRF files in Matlab|Loading WRF files into Matlab]]
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#[[How to load WRF files in Matlab|Loading WRF files into Matlab]]
## [[How to interpret WRF variables|WRF variables]]
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#[[How to interpret WRF variables|WRF variables]]
## [[SFIRE variables]]
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#[[SFIRE variables]]
# [[WRF-Fire publications|Publications]]
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==[[WRF-Fire publications|Publications]]==
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==Acknowledgements==
 
This work was partially supported by NSF grant 0835579.
 
This work was partially supported by NSF grant 0835579.
 
[[Category:WRF-Fire|User's guide]]
 
[[Category:WRF-Fire|User's guide]]

Revision as of 02:31, 1 October 2011

This guide applies to the code as available from http://openwfm.org and partly also to WRF-Fire, which is a subset available in WRF release. This guide evolves with the software and it complements the technical description in J. Mandel, J. D. Beezley, and A. K. Kochanski, Coupled atmosphere-wildland fire modeling with WRF 3.3 and SFIRE 2011, Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) 4, 591-610, 2011, doi:10.5194/gmd-4-591-2011.

Introduction

Getting started

  1. Downloading and building the software
  2. Running an ideal case

Configuration

  1. namelist.input
  2. namelist.fire
  3. Vertical wind interpolation
  4. Ignition

Running a real case

  1. Basics of running a real case
  2. Acquiring and converting fine-resolution data for Geogrid
  3. Using GeoTIFF files

Visualisation

  1. VAPOR
  2. Google Earth
  3. Mayavi2
  4. VisTrails
  5. Matlab

Diagnostics

  1. Wind profiles
  2. Fuel properties
  3. Loading WRF files into Matlab
  4. WRF variables
  5. SFIRE variables

Publications

Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by NSF grant 0835579.