On December 30, 2021 the Marshall wildfire grew to be the costliest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history. This simulation shows the spread of the fire through the towns of Superior and Louisville, CO, and some of the dynamic winds that caused this devastating event.
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Janice Coen (MMM)
Computational Modeling
Janice Coen (MMM)
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This research was enabled by NCAR’s Mesoscale Microscale Meteorology division (MMM) and the CAWFE fire simulation code.
Visualization and Post-production
Scott Pearse (Visualization), Matt Rehme (Post Production)
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