The interaction of wind & terrain is a fundamental concept for understanding fire behaviour.
Topic:
The various forms of interactions of wind and terrain: lee-slope eddies, wind channelling, fire channelling, thermal winds, low-level jets and general wind-terrain interactions.
This website is dedicated to bringing forward the latest research findings. They are provided to
allow firefighters to be made aware of critical safety issues ahead of the material being included in
the national training curriculum.
Material prepared by Rick McRae for AFAC Research Dissemination Pilot Study, March 2012.