fireChart {firebehavioR}

Fire Characteristics Chart

Description

Visualization of predicted fire behavior using the Fire Characteristics Chart.

Usage

fireChart(name, hpua, ros)

Arguments

name

a character vector identifying names of predictions

hpua

a numeric vector of heat per unit area (kJ/m2)

ros

a numeric vector of rate of spread (m/min)

Value

an object of class ggplot

Author(s)

Justin P Ziegler, [e-mail]

References

Andrews, P.L. & Rothermel, R.C. 1982. Charts for interpreting wildland fire behavior characteristics. INT-GTR-131. USDA Forest Service Intermountain Forest & Range Experimental Station.

Examples

fc = fireChart('fire',hpua = 15000, ros = 50)
print(fc)