This module builds upon the topic presented in The PBL in Regions of Complex Terrain Webcasts ( https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=258 ). The goal of this module is to explain the effects of weather in complex terrain on fire behavior and strategies for fighting wildfire. To isolate the mesoscale meteorological effects, we assume that the synoptically driven flow in our scenario is negligible and the weather conditions are only affected by diurnal heating and nocturnal cooling.

By the end of this module you should be able to:

• Describe the effects of thermally forced winds in complex terrain on fire behavior
• Identify how suppression operations are related to fire and smoke conditions