Concept information
Preferred term
CEFA
Definition
- CEFA is an acronym for the Program for Climate, Ecosystem and Fire Applications. It was formed on October 1, 1998 through an assistance agreement between the Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office and the Desert Research Institute (DRI). As of November 2000, a new 5-year assistance agreement was signed with the BLM national Office of Fire and Aviation to continue basic climate studies and product development for fire managment at the national level. CEFA resides within the Division of Atmospheric Sciences of DRI, and works closely with the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC). The primary functions of CEFA are: 1.Perform studies and applied research to improve the understanding of relationships between climate, weather, fire and natural resources. 2.Serve as a liaison between the decision-maker (user) and the scientific research community by providing product training, education, assisting in technology transfer, and eliciting user feedback. 3.Improve operational fire weather forecasting and smoke prediction using new knowledge of climate and meteorology. 4.Provide a source for fire, ecosystem and related climate information. 5.Provide a human dimensions component including risk, impacts, hazard assessment. 6.Develop decision-support tools for fire applications. 7.Provide a societal interactions component. 8.Provide climate and weather information directly for fire and ecosystem decision-making and strategic planning For more information, link to "http://www.cefa.dri.edu/" (en)
Broader concept
- A - C (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f29edfc7-da20-4182-8de7-3aab592f3e5b
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