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TOOL
Title:
NEXUS 2.0
Version:
2.0
Developer(s): Joe H. Scott (joe.scott@montana.com)
  Elizabeth D. Reinhardt 
Support Contact(s): US Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management(fire_help@dms.nwcg.gov)
Description:
NEXUS is an Excel spreadsheet that links surface and crown fire prediction models. It is used to: estimate surface, transition, and crown fire behavior; generate site specific indices of torching and crown fire potential, build and test custom surface fuel models; evaluate alternative treatments for reducing risk of crown fire; explore the influence of different factors on predicted fire, behavior and crowning potential using existing fire behavior models.
Suggested Use(s):
evaluate alternative treatments for reducing risk of crown fire, explore the influence of different factors on predicted fire, behavior and crowning potential using existing fire behavior models, test custom fuel models
Suggested User(s):
fire planner
Website(s): 
Status:
complete
Related Record(s) on FRAMES:
Is documented by:
Document: NEXUS 2.0: not just a spreadsheet anymore
Document: NEXUS: a crown fire hazard assessment system - fact sheet
Document: NEXUS: a system for assessing crown fire hazard
Document: Comparison of crown fire modeling systems used in three fire management applications
Replaces:
Tool: NEXUS
Uses:
Document: Standard fire behavior fuel models: a comprehensive set for use with Rothermel's surface fire spread model
Cataloging Information:
Keyword(s): 
crown fire potential; NEXUS
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FRAMES Geographic Area(s):
Record Maintained By:
FRAMES, frames@nbii.gov
Record Last Updated:
Jun 10, 2011
FRAMES Record Number:
966