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🔥 Firebrand Spotting: Ember Lofting, Terminal Velocity, Wind Drift and Firebreak Crossing

Glowing embers rise in a fire plume, fall at their terminal velocity, drift with the wind and land beyond a firebreak. Change fireline intensity, wind, ember size and fuel moisture and measure the spotting distance distribution.

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Glowing embers rise in a fire plume, fall at their terminal velocity, drift with the wind and land beyond a firebreak. Change fireline intensity, wind, ember size and fuel moisture and measure the spotting distance distribution.

WildfireFirebrandTerminal VelocityDragThree.js

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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