Data table windows are available to monitor fire area, perimeter, emissions, and fire numbers. Data table windows can be displayed during an active simulation so that run-time changes can be monitored.
Data are displayed by elapsed and current simulation times. Data corresponding to visible time steps will be colored red; those corresponding to other time steps will be blue.
Displays a scrolling window containing combined fire areas (for all fires) by elapsed and actual time. Fire area units will be in hectares or acres depending on your selection of output units in the Output > Export & Output dialog box. The horizontal fire area is displayed along with an estimate of the slope (topological or surface) area of the fire.
Displays a scrolling window containing combined fire perimeters (for all fires) by elapsed and actual time. Perimeter units are miles or kilometers depending on your selection of units in the Output > Export & Output dialog box. The horizontal fire perimeter length is displayed along with the surface distance of the perimeter.
The fire statistics include the numbers of total fires, new spot fires, and enclaves at each time step. The total number of fires is calculated as:
Total Fires = previous total + new spots + enclaves - merged fires.
If the post-frontal combustion model is enabled, a variety of heat and emission output rate tables are available. Selecting the Output > Data Tables > Post-Frontal Combustion command displays a default "Fuel Weight Loss Rate" table.
Right clicking on the "Fuel Weight Loss Rate" table bring up this shortcut menu where you can select other heat and emission output rate tables.
Selecting Calculate Total Amounts displays the total output for the currently displayed heat and emission output rate table.
The wind gauge option will display as a circular wind gauge window if you have only one weather/wind stream specified. An array of wind gauge needles will be overlaid on your landscape window if you have specified multiple weather/wind streams in the "Project Inputs" dialog box. In both cases, the length of the needle indicates the open wind speed (mph at 20 ft or kph at 10 meters above the vegetation) in the direction it is pointing.
If the circular wind gauge is displayed, each concentric ring inside the gauge represents a 5 unit (mph or kph) increment in open wind speed. The midflame wind speed is reduced from the open wind speed depending on the canopy information and fuel characteristics.
Note that Weather Monitoring Stations are placed using Simulate > Modify Map > Weather Monitoring and Grid command or the tool button.
Selecting the Output > Data Tables > Weather Monitoring Stations command brings up the "Weather Stations" dialog box:
Available Weather Monitoring Stations will have the checkbox selected in the Station column. Two tables are available for each weather monitoring station:
fuel moisture, and
a combined temperature and humidity table.
Select the appropriate check boxes for the tables to be displayed during the simulation.
The contents of all table windows can be exported to a file or the clipboard by clicking the right mouse button on the window of interest and selecting the desired output from the following shortcut menu.
Selecting Print Data To File brings up a "Save As" dialog box. Navigate to the desired folder, name the file, FARSITE will add a .TXT extension, and click the Save button. The file can now be edited in a text editor.
Selecting Copy Data To Clipboard places the text on the clipboard, which can then be pasted into a word processor or text editor.
Within a data table you can calculate areas, perimeter, or fire numbers between any two time steps in the simulation. Select a range from the table, right click inside the selected lines, and select Calculate (Area, Perimeter, or Numbers) Change from the shortcut menu.
With the Post-Frontal Combustion Table the shortcut menu also has a function to perform an integration of emission rates over the periods selected in the data table.