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Scientists nearing forecasts of long-lived wildfires
November 14, 2013
Scientists have developed a new computer modeling technique that offers the promise, for the first time, of producing continually updated daylong predictions of wildfire growth throughout the lifetime of long-lived blazes. The technique, developed by a research team led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, combines detailed computer simulations with newly available satellite observations.
National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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