Team: 3
School: ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY
Area of Science: Environmental
Abstract:
Problem:
Inefficiently controlled forest fires result in loss of life and property.
Purpose:
We plan to assess the potential effectiveness of fire breaks in preventing the spread of forest fires depending on these factors:
+ Type of tree being burned.
+ Humidity of the environment.
+ Wind velocity.
+ Other weather conditions (recent precipitation, ambient temperature, etc.)
+ Location of the fire breaks.
Procedure:
We intend to use data from real forest fires to compare our simulation's results to real world situations. Once we have a good model, we hope to simulate fake fires based on raw environment data of unburned forests to study how the destructive effects of forest fires might be minimized.
Team Members:
Sponsoring Teacher: Jim Mims