North Central Research Station

Regional Climate and Fire Danger Modeling for the New Jersey Pine Barrens

Dr. John Hom ( jhom@fs.fed.us ), USDA Forest Service, Newtown Square, PA; Dr. Kenneth Clark (kennethclark@fs.fed.us ), USDA Forest Service, Newtown Square, PA; Dr. Warren E. Heilman, (wheilman@fs.fed.us ), USDA Forest Service, East Lansing, MI; Dr. Joseph J. Charney (jcharney@fs.fed.us ), USDA Forest Service, East Lansing, MI;   Xindi Bian (xbian@fs.fed.us ), USDA Forest Service, East Lansing, MI.

Purpose:   Revise the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) for its Application to the Pine Barrens Region of New Jersey

Objectives:

1. Provide high-resolution fire-weather predictions over the New Jersey Pine Barrens in support of the NFDRS revision effort led by the Northeastern Research Station.
2. Assist in the monitoring of atmospheric boundary layer conditions over the New Jersey Pine Barrens in support of the NFDRS revision effort led by the Northeastern Research Station.