Project repository
Complete code, documentation, and workflow history for the capstone project.
Our Complete GitHub Project ↗
Research Trail
Sources
The datasets, tools, media references, and acknowledgements behind the Wildfire Lab forecasting workflow.
Overview
Media notes
- Caldor Fire Progression GIF: Source unknown
- CAL FIRE WFIG 2025 Wildfire Perimeter: Palisades True Fire Perimeter ↗
Data Sources
FCN_ERA5_DATA_V0
FourCastNet ERA5 data from the project Globus instance, originally sourced from the Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store.
ERA5 data for FourCastNet ↗MERRA-2 Datasets
Public NASA atmospheric reanalysis datasets used for weather and Earth system research.
NASA MERRA-2 archive ↗WPS_GEOG
Static geographical data from OpenWFM used for WRFxPy and WRF preprocessing workflows.
Download WPS_GEOG.tbz ↗WFIGS / Fire Perimeters
CAL FIRE eGIS perimeter data used for wildfire perimeter reference and comparison work.
CAL FIRE wildfire perimeters ↗The CAL FIRE / WFIGS perimeter data is dynamic and should be treated as a reference source, not a legal record. Accuracy, completeness, and downstream use remain the responsibility of the data user.
Tools & Components
FourCastNet
Machine learning model for weather forecasting.
BSD-3-Clause ↗WRFxPy
Python interface for processing WRF output and managing forecast jobs.
MIT License ↗WRFxWeb
Web-based visualization layer for wildfire and weather simulation output.
Repository ↗SLURM
Cluster job scheduling system used for orchestration and compute workloads.
GNU GPL ↗Hugo
Static site generator used to build the public-facing project website.
Project site ↗
Fire References
General wildfire references
Bootleg Fire
Lahaina Fire
Palisades Fire
Cram Fire
Acknowledgements
NASA FireSense
National Aeronautics and Space Administration FireSense Research Grant “Wildfire Digital Twin”, Earth Science and Technology Office.
NSF & ORCA
National Science Foundation computational support through the Oregon Research Computing Accelerator.
Notion
Provided free access to Notion Plus for the group’s planning and project coordination.