Objective The development of applicable fire behaviour prediction models, based on sound physical principles and validated with well documented field data, is still a strong requirement in the field of forest fire management. INFLAME project brings together ten European teams, from six different countries, experienced in this field of research, to address the following objectives: 1. Use satellite and GIS based information to prepare input data in forest fire prediction models; 2. Develop, apply and test existing or new methods for wind flow, fire behaviour and smoke dispersion modelling, both at local and at global scale; 3. Collect field and laboratory data to validate the various models that are being used to estimate different properties of fire spread; 4. Integrate the results in a software system, to assist the research and operational activities. The main effort of lNFLAME will be addressed at its second objective, that of developing existing models or methods and validating them in a comprehensive way. The prediction of wind field over complex topography shall be addressed as a first step for the prediction of the overall progress of the fire front. Fire behaviour modelling will be restricted to surface fire propagation regimes, that are the most common ones. Two deterministic approaches shall be followed to describe the spread of the fire front. Existing models will be incorporated for evaluation purposes, but an original modelling philosophy will be developed and implemented. A statistical approach, that treats forest fires propagation as a chaotic process, shall also be examined and tested to assess its practical usefulness. Smoke dispersion at the short and long ranges shall be analysed taking into consideration the emission properties of the fire front and the wind field. GIS shall be used to refer geographically distributed properties relevant to fire propagation, namely topography, vegetation cover, land use and fire prevention resources. Furthermore, GIS will provide the graphical environment and programming tools for the integration of the different modules. Extensive use of remote sensing shall be made to generate data for the input and validation processes. Field experiments shall be made in various regions to validate the remote sensed data, and the various models developed or tested in the project. KEYWORDS: Forest Fire Modelling, Wind modelling, GIS, Remote sensing, Smoke dispersion, Integrate system Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetary geologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringremote sensinghumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionphilosophy Programme(s) FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 020304 - Forest fires Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ASSOCIACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA AERODINAMICA INDUSTRIAL EU contribution No data Address Rua Pedro Hispano 12 3031-601 COIMBRA Portugal See on map Total cost No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALGOSYSTEMS SA Greece EU contribution No data Address 9,Sygrou Avenue 206 17672 ATHENS See on map Total cost No data Asociación de Investigación y Cooperación Industrial de Andalucía Spain EU contribution No data Address S/N,Camino de los Descubrimientos 41092 Sevilla See on map Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Avenue de la Foret de Haye 2 54504 VANDOEUVRE-LES-NANCY See on map Total cost No data ENTENTE INTERDÉPARTEMENTALE EN VUE DE LA PROTECTION DE LA FORÊT CONTRE L'INCENDIE France EU contribution No data Address Domaine de Valabre 13120 GARDANNE See on map Total cost No data SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR FOREST, SNOW AND LANDSCAPE RESEARCH Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 11,Flueelasstrasse 11 7260 DAVOS See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ALCALA Spain EU contribution No data Address 2,Calle Colegios 2 28801 ALCALA DE HENARES See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO Portugal EU contribution No data Address Campus de Santiago 3810-193 AVEIRO/EIXO See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF TORINO Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Leonardo da Vinci 44 10095 GRUGLIASCO See on map Total cost No data Universität Zürich Switzerland EU contribution No data Address 190,Winterthurestrasse 8057 Zürich See on map Total cost No data Université de Provence, Aix-MarseilleI France EU contribution No data Address 29,Avenue Robert Schuman 13621 Aix-en-Provence See on map Total cost No data
