@article {BF-4283,
	title = {Meteorological dynamics in a fire  environment; a case study of the Layman  prescribed burn in Western Australia},
	journal = {Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal},
	volume = {62},
	year = {2012},
	month = {09/2012},
	pages = {127-142},
	chapter = {127},
	abstract = {From time to time, bushfires exhibit fire behaviour that was never anticipated
in the prevailing environmental conditions. The Layman fuel-reduction burn, in
scenic southwest Western Australia, was one such fire. The burn was ignited in
mid-October 2010 in benign weather conditions. Late morning on the day following
ignition, fire activity escalated rapidly; a convection column developed with
a deep vertical circulation that extended from the surface to a height of 4 km.
The ensuing intense fire with tall flames caused extensive crown scorch and defoliation,
and resulted in concerns about the safety of rural communities adjoining
the planned burn. The observations and meteorological model data indicate that
the intense fire activity was driven by a combination of meteorological processes
not routinely assessed in fire environments. Low-level sea breeze convergence in
the wind field, combined with potential instability in the presence of FireCAPE,
entrainment of dry air from aloft desiccating already climatologically dry fuels
and vertical circulation on a frontal change were all present. The dramatic development
of the Layman burn shows how meteorological processes not currently
embedded in fire science may produce an environment conducive to intense fire
activity. The ways in which fire managers might incorporate innovative meteorological
products identified in this paper in order to mitigate against such events in
the future are discussed.},
	url = {http://www.bom.gov.au/amoj/docs/2012/peace.pdf},
	author = {Mika Peace and Lachlan W. McCaw and Graham A. Mills}
}
