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Appendix D. Input Options <br />Input options are specified in Configure > Module selection > Options... for each mod- <br />ule. All selections are saved with a worksheet or run. This table presents available input <br />options and those selected for the ODefault.bpw and BasicStart.bpw worksheets. <br />Module <br />Tab <br />Input option <br />ODefault.bpw and <br />All input options <br />BasicStart.bpw <br />selection <br />SURFACE <br />Fuel & Moisture <br />Fuel is entered as <br />Fuel models (standard <br />a Fuel models (standard or custom). <br />or custom). <br />a Fuel parameters (for custom fuel <br />modeling). <br />a Two fuel models, 2-dimensional <br />expected spread (recommended). <br />e Two fuel models, harmonic mean. <br />a Two fuel models, area weighted (like <br />old BEHAVE). <br />a Special case fuel model, palmetto- <br />gallberry (Hough and Albini 1978). <br />a Special case fuel model, western aspen <br />(Brown and Simmerman 1986). <br />Dynamic curing <br />calculated from live <br />a calculated from live herbaceous fuel <br />load transfer is <br />herbaceous fuel <br />moisture. <br />moisture. <br />a input directly. <br />Moisture is <br />individual size class, <br />a individual class size. <br />entered by <br />a dead and live category. <br />a moisture scenario. <br />Wind Speed <br />Wind speed is <br />midflame height. <br />a midflame height. <br />entered as <br />a 20 -ft wind and Input wind adjustment <br />factor. <br />a 20 -ft wind and Calculated wind adjust- <br />ment factor. <br />a I0 -m wind and Input wind adjustment <br />factor. <br />e 10-m wind and Calculated wind <br />adjustment factor. <br />Impose maximum <br />Yes <br />a Yes <br />reliable effective <br />a No <br />wind speed limit? <br />Directions <br />Surface fire <br />only in the direction <br />a only in the direction of maximum <br />spread direc- <br />of maximum spread. <br />spread. <br />tion is <br />a in directions specified on the work- <br />sheet. <br />Wind is <br />upslope. <br />a specified on the worksheet, <br />a upslope. <br />Wind & spread <br />degrees clockwise <br />a degrees clockwise from upslope (di - <br />directions are <br />from upslope (direc- <br />rection the wind is pushing the fire). <br />tion the wind is push- <br />a degrees clockwise from north (direc- <br />ing the fire). <br />tion from which the wind is blowing). <br />Slope <br />Slope is speci- <br />percent. <br />a percent. <br />fied as <br />a degrees. <br />Slope steepness is <br />specified on the work- <br />a specified on the worksheet, <br />sheet. <br />a calculated from map measurements. <br />CROWN <br />Input Options <br />Surface fire inten- <br />flame length, <br />a flame length. <br />sity is entered as <br />a fireline intensity. <br />CONTAIN <br />Input Options <br />Suppression input <br />a single resource. <br />a a single resource. <br />entered for <br />a multiple resources. <br />SCORCH <br />Input Options <br />Surface fire inten- <br />flame length. <br />a flame length, <br />sity is entered as <br />a fireline intensity. <br />98 USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-249.2010 <br />