User profiles for Sara S McAllister
 | Sara McAllisterUSDA Forest Service, RMRS Missoula Fire Sciences Lab Verified email at usda.gov Cited by 2608 |
Role of buoyant flame dynamics in wildfire spread
…, JM Forthofer, SS McAllister… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Large wildfires of increasing frequency and severity threaten local populations and natural
resources and contribute carbon emissions into the earth-climate system. Although wildfires …
resources and contribute carbon emissions into the earth-climate system. Although wildfires …
On the need for a theory of wildland fire spread
We explore the basis of understanding wildland fire behaviour with the intention of stimulating
curiosity and promoting fundamental investigations of fire spread problems that persist …
curiosity and promoting fundamental investigations of fire spread problems that persist …
Relationships between moisture, chemistry, and ignition of Pinus contorta needles during the early stages of mountain pine beetle attack
…, AM Hadlow, GM Cohn, SS McAllister… - Forest Ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Very little is known about how foliar moisture and chemistry change after a mountain pine
beetle attack and even less is known about how these intrinsic foliar characteristics alter …
beetle attack and even less is known about how these intrinsic foliar characteristics alter …
[HTML][HTML] A review of fire interactions and mass fires
MA Finney, SS McAllister - Journal of Combustion, 2011 - hindawi.com
The character of a wildland fire can change dramatically in the presence of another nearby
fire. Understanding and predicting the changes in behavior due to fire-fire interactions cannot …
fire. Understanding and predicting the changes in behavior due to fire-fire interactions cannot …
[PDF][PDF] Synthesis of knowledge of extreme fire behavior: volume 2 for fire behavior specialists, researchers, and meteorologists
… Matt Jolly is an ecologist, Sara S. McAllister is a research mechanical engineer, and
Russel A. Parsons is a research ecologist, 5775 US West Highway 10, Missoula, MT 59808 …
Russel A. Parsons is a research ecologist, 5775 US West Highway 10, Missoula, MT 59808 …
[BOOK][B] Wildland fire behaviour: dynamics, principles and processes
Wildland fires have an irreplaceable role in sustaining many of our forests, shrublands and
grasslands. They can be used as controlled burns or occur as free-burning wildfires, and can …
grasslands. They can be used as controlled burns or occur as free-burning wildfires, and can …
An Investigation of Oxygen Availability in Spreading Fires
Wildfire spread models that couple physical transport and chemical kinetics sometimes
simplify or neglect gas-phase pyrolysis product oxidation chemistry. However, empirical …
simplify or neglect gas-phase pyrolysis product oxidation chemistry. However, empirical …
An investigation of coherent structures in laminar boundary layer flames
Observations of coherent structures in boundary layer flames, particularly wildland fires,
motivated an investigation on instabilities in a boundary layer flame. This experimental study …
motivated an investigation on instabilities in a boundary layer flame. This experimental study …
[HTML][HTML] New in-flame flammability testing method applied to monitor seasonal changes in live fuel
Improving the accuracy of fire behavior prediction requires better understanding of live fuel,
the dominant component of tree crowns, which dictates the consumption and energy release …
the dominant component of tree crowns, which dictates the consumption and energy release …
Boundary layer instabilities in mixed convection and diffusion flames with an unheated starting length
The following study examines the role of streaklike coherent structures in mixed convection
via a horizontal heated boundary layer possessing an unheated starting length. The three-…
via a horizontal heated boundary layer possessing an unheated starting length. The three-…