On December 30, 2021 the Marshall wildfire grew to be the costliest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history. This simulation shows the spread of the fire through the towns of Superior and Louisville, CO, and some of the dynamic winds that caused this devastating event.
Janice Coen (MMM)
Janice Coen (MMM)
This research was enabled by NCAR’s Mesoscale Microscale Meteorology division (MMM) and the CAWFE fire simulation code.
Scott Pearse (Visualization), Matt Rehme (Post Production)
The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
