The Community Fire Behavior model for coupled fire–atmosphere modeling: implementation in the Unified Forecast System

Jiménez y Muñoz, Pedro A.; Frediani, Maria; Eghdami, Masih; Rosen, Daniel; Kavulich, Michael; Juliano, Timothy W.

doi:10.5194/gmd-19-3035-2026

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-3035-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-3035-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

Model description paper

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20 Apr 2026

Model description paper |

| 20 Apr 2026

The Community Fire Behavior model for coupled fire–atmosphere modeling: implementation in the Unified Forecast System

Pedro A. Jiménez y Muñoz, Maria Frediani, Masih Eghdami, Daniel Rosen, Michael Kavulich, and Timothy W. Juliano

Model code and software

NCAR/fire_behavior: v0.2.0+ (v0.2.0+) Jimenez y Munoz et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13357368

Short summary

We present the Community Fire Behavior model (CFBM) a fire behavior model designed to facilitate coupling to atmospheric models. We describe its implementation in the Unified Forecast System (UFS). Simulations of the Cameron Peak fire allowed us to verify our implementation. Our vision is to foster collaborative development in fire behavior modeling with the ultimate goal of increasing our fundamental understanding of fire science and minimizing the adverse impacts of wildland fires.