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Fuel Model Selection for BEHAVE
in Midwestern Oak Savannas

Tables

Table 5. Prescribed fire rate-of-spread (ROS) prediction error for individual and mean predictions.
Fuel model	Rate-of-spread prediction error (ft/mi.)
Fuel model	Mean error	Min. error	Max. error
1 (Short grass)
Individual ROS	9.7	-15.4*	39.6
Site ROS	8.6	-1.1*	16.9
2 (Timber and grass)
Individual ROS	-2.5*	-26.4*	7.7
Site ROS	-2.2*	-7.5*	0.55
3 (Tall grass)
Individual ROS	20.4	-16.5*	88.0
Site ROS	17.6	3.7	33.2
9 (Hardwood litter)
Individual ROS	-9.7*	-36.3*	0
Site ROS	-8.7*	-22.2*	-0.55*
* Negative values indicate rate-of-spread under-prediction, e.g., fire spread faster than predicted.

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