Date Available
12-7-2011
Year of Publication
2008
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Thesis
College
Engineering
Department
Computer Science
First Advisor
Dr. Craig C. Douglas
Abstract
This thesis describes an observation function for a dynamic data driven application system designed to produce short range forecasts of the behavior of a wildland fire. The thesis presents an overview of the atmosphere-fire model, which models the complex interactions between the fire and the surrounding weather and the data assimilation module which is responsible for assimilating sensor information into the model. Observation plays an important role in data assimilation as it is used to estimate the model variables at the sensor locations. Also described is the implementation of a portable and user friendly visualization tool which displays the locations of wildfires in the Google Earth virtual globe.
Recommended Citation
Chakraborty, Soham, "DATA ASSIMILATION AND VISUALIZATION FOR ENSEMBLE WILDLAND FIRE MODELS" (2008). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 529.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/529
