A General Model for Wildfire Propagation with Wind and Slope

DOI10.1137/22M1477866arXiv2110.03364OpenAlexW3202782120MaRDI QIDQ6161561FDOQ6161561

Authors: Miguel Angel Javaloyes, Enrique Pendás-Recondo, Miguel Sánchez 

Publication date: 27 June 2023

Published in: SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A geometric model for the computation of the firefront of a forest wildfire which takes into account several effects (possibly time-dependent wind, anisotropies and slope of the ground) is introduced. It relies on a general theoretical framework, which reduces the hyperbolic PDE system of any wave to an ODE in a Lorentz-Finsler framework. The wind induces a sort of double semi-elliptical fire growth, while the influence of the slope is modeled by means of a term which comes from the Matsumoto metric (i.e., the standard non-reversible Finsler metric that measures the time when going up and down a hill). These contributions make a significant difference from previous models because, now, the infinitesimal wavefronts are not restricted to be elliptical. Even though this is a technical complication, the wavefronts remain computable in real time. Some simulations of evolution are shown, paying special attention to possible crossovers of the fire.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.03364

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zbMATH Keywords

Finsler metricsMatsumoto metricwildfire propagationnonelliptical fire growth

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with biology, chemistry and other natural sciences (35Q92) Local differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53B40) Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences (53C80)

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