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    BurnP3+

    In SyncroSim Studio, the following project datasheets can be accessed by right-clicking on Definitions in the Explorer, selecting Open from the context menu, and navigating to the BurnP3+ tab.


    Fuels

    The Fuels node contains the Fuel Types datasheet.

    Fuel Types

    Datasheet internal name: burnP3Plus_FuelType

    The Fuel Types datasheet can be found under the Fuels node and contains information about the fuel types associated with the study area.

    The fuel definitions are free-form but must later be connected (i.e., using a crosswalk) to the modeled fuels defined in the various deterministic fire growth models. Currently, all the fire growth models available for BurnP3+ use the Fuel types classified in the Canadian Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System. The FBP System is a subsystem of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) and produces quantitative fire behaviour outputs Parisien et al., 2005.

    For more information on the Canadian Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System fuel type descriptions, visit this link.

    Name

    Column internal name: Name

    Defines a name for the fuel type. E.g., “Boreal Spruce”. Fuel Names are defined by the user (i.e., free-form) and must match the name(s) of the Fuel Type(s) in the fuel Crosswalk (e.g., Cell2Fire Crosswalk).

          Data Type: String

    ID

    Column internal name: ID

    Defines a numerical ID for the fuel type. The numerical IDs specified in this datasheet should match the values in the scenario-scoped Fuel Type raster.

          Data Type: Integer

    Description

    Column internal name: Description

    Optional. Provides a description of the fuel type.

          Data Type: String

    Color

    Column internal name: Color

    Optional. Defines a color for each fuel type to be used when visualizing the fuel types in the SyncroSim Map Viewer. If defining the color programmatically from R or Python, the color is determined using hex color codes (e.g., “#1473c8”).

    Note: automatic color legends are not yet available.

          Data Type: String


    Advanced

    The Advanced node groups the following project datasheets:

    Seasons

    Datasheet internal name: burnP3Plus_Season

    The Seasons datasheet is used for determining which seasons to include in the analysis. Seasons denote any way of temporal partitioning of the data to account for fuel changes (green-up, grass-curing) or weather conditions. Seasons do not directly affect fire behaviour; instead, they are assigned to cell values in the corresponding maps, and are used to spatially stratify ignition sampling distributions, weather streams, etc.

    Name

    Column internal name: Name

    Provides a name for the season. E.g., “Spring”.

          Data Type: String

    Median Julian Day

    Column internal name: JulianDay

    Provides a number between 1 and 364 for the median Julian day of the year for a Season. All fires sampled under a Season are burned on this day of the year.

          Default: 182
          Data Type: Integer

    Description

    Column internal name: Description

    Optional. Provides a description of the season.

          Data Type: String


    Causes

    Datasheet internal name: burnP3Plus_Cause

    The Causes datasheet is used to set specific fire causes in the analysis. Specifying fire Causes may also be used to sample from different Ignition Location probabilities, restrict different ignition Fuels, etc.

    Name

    Column internal name: Name

    Provides a name for the fire cause. E.g., “Human” or “Lightning”.

          Data Type: String

    Description

    Column internal name: Description

    Optional. Provides a description of the fire cause.

          Data Type: String


    Fire Zones

    Datasheet internal name: burnP3Plus_FireZone

    The Fire Zones datasheet is used to set fire zones in the analysis. Fire zones do not directly affect fire behaviour; instead, they are assigned to cell values in the corresponding maps, and are used to spatially stratify ignition sampling distributions, weather streams, etc.

    Name

    Column internal name: Name

    Provides a name for the fire zone. E.g., “Englemann Spruce Subalpine Fir”.

          Data Type: String

    ID

    Column internal name: ID

    Provides a numerical ID for the fire zone. IDs must match the fire zone raster.

          Data Type: Integer

    Description

    Column internal name: Description

    Optional. Provides a description of the fire zone.

          Data Type: String

    Color

    Column internal name: Color

    Optional. Defines a color for each fire zone to be used when visualizing the fire zones in the SyncroSim Map Viewer. If defining the color programmatically from R or Python, the color is determined using hex color codes (e.g., “#1473c8”).

    Note: automatic color legends are not yet available.

          Data Type: String


    Weather Zones

    Datasheet internal name: burnP3Plus_WeatherZone

    The Weather Zones datasheet is used to set weather zones in the analysis. Once fire ignition location is determined, weather zones are used to ensure the weather draw only occurs from the appropriate zone. Weather zones do not directly affect fire behaviour; instead, they are assigned to cell values in the corresponding maps, and are used to spatially stratify ignition sampling distributions, weather streams, etc.

    Name

    Column internal name: Name

    Provides a name for the weather zone. E.g., “Englemann Spruce Subalpine Fir”.

          Data Type: String

    ID

    Column internal name: ID

    Provides a numerical ID for the weather zone. IDs must match the weather zone raster.

          Data Type: Integer

    Description

    Column internal name: Description

    Optional. Provides a description of the weather zone.

          Data Type: String

    Color

    Column internal name: Color

    Optional. Defines a color for each weather zone to be used when visualizing the weather zones in the SyncroSim Map Viewer. If defining the color programmatically from R or Python, the color is determined using hex color codes (e.g., “#1473c8”).

    Note: automatic color legends are not yet available.

          Data Type: String


    Distributions

    Datasheet internal name: burnP3Plus_Distribution

    The Distributions datasheet is used to define distributions in the analysis. Further information on the distribution(s) defined in this datasheet is input in the scenario Distributions datasheet.

    Name

    Column internal name: Name

    Provides a name for a custom sampling distribution.

          Data Type: String

    Description

    Column internal name: Description

    Optional. Provides a description of the sampling distribution.

          Data Type: String