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On Top of Old Smokey: Computer Wind Model for Predicting Smoke Movement


This article is from Issue Fall 98 - Vol. 1 No. 1.

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Wildland fires occur both purposefully and by accident. Purposeful fires include fires set by individuals to remove fallen leaves or other debris. Often, foresters set small controlled fires on purpose called prescribed burns, to improve forest health and to reduce the chance of larger, uncontrolled forest fires. The scientists in this article studied how wind and smoke from fires move at night to better manage prescribed fires in the future.

Meet the scientists that contributed to this article:

"Science Topics" covered in this article:
  • Earth Science
  • Technology and Science

"Environmental Topics" covered in this article:
  • Atmosphere (Educators)
  • Importance of Forest to People (Students)
  • Vegetation Protection (Fire, Insects, Endangered Species) (Educators)

Regions covered in this article:
  • Southern

"Thinking About Science Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About Science'Themes:
  »  Uses and Benefits of Science

"Thinking About the Environment Themes" covered in this article:

Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Effect of natural disaster on living things

Specific "Thinking About Science" Themes:
  • Uses and Benefits of Science

"Thinking About Environmental Themes" covered in this article:
Specific 'Thinking About the Environment'Themes:
  »  Effect of natural disaster on living things

Specific "Thinking About the Environment" Themes:
  • Effect of natural disaster on living things

NSE Standards covered in this article:
  • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry (A)
  • Abilities of technological design (E)
  • Natural hazards (F)
  • Science and technology in society (F)
  • Understandings about science and technology (E)
  • Understandings about scientific inquiry (A)

Science Benchmarks covered in this article:
  • Habits of Mind: Communication Skils
  • Historic Perspectives: Understanding Fire
  • The Nature of Science: Scientific Inquiry
  • The Nature of Technology: Design and Systems
  • The Nature of Technology: Issues in Technology
  • The Nature of Technology: Technology and Science
  • The Physical Setting: Forces of Nature