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WindNinja

Computes spatially-varying wind fields for wildland fire and other applications requiring high-resolution wind predictions in complex terrain.
https://github.com/firelab/windninja

Category: Biosphere
Sub Category: Wildfire

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A diagnostic wind model developed for use in wildland fire modeling.

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WindNinja

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WindNinja is a diagnostic wind model developed for use in wildland fire modeling.

Web:
https://ninjastorm.firelab.org/windninja/

Source & wiki:
https://github.com/firelab/windninja

FAQ:
https://ninjastorm.firelab.org/windninja/faq.html

Linux build – Ubuntu 20.04

Linux build – Ubuntu 22.04 (no GUI)

Building on Windows

Directories:

  • autotest -> testing suite
  • cmake -> cmake support scripts
  • data -> testing data
  • doc -> documentation
  • images -> splash image and icons for gui
  • src -> source files

Dependencies (versions are versions we build against for the Windows installer):

  • Boost 1.46:
    • boost_date_time
    • boost_program_options
    • boost_test
  • NetCDF 4.1.1
  • GDAL 2.2.2
    • NetCDF support
    • PROJ.4 support
    • GEOS support
    • CURL support
  • Qt 4.8.5
    • QtGui
    • QtCore
    • QtNetwork/Phonon
    • QtWebKit
  • OpenFOAM 2.2.x

See INSTALL for more information (coming soon)

See CREDITS for authors

See NEWS for release information

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Citation (CITATION)

To cite WindNinja is a publication use:

    Forthofer, J.M., Butler, B.W., Wagenbrenner, N.S., 2014. A comparison of three approaches for simulating fine-scale surface winds in
    support of wildland fire management. Part I. Model formulation and comparison against measurements. International Journal of Wildland
    Fire, 23:969-931. doi: 10.1071/WF12089.

    WindNinja contributors (2025). A diagnostic wind model developed for wildland fire modeling. URL htts://github.com/firelab/windninja
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14157304

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Last synced: 3 months ago

Total Commits: 2,429
Total Committers: 30
Avg Commits per committer: 80.967
Development Distribution Score (DDS): 0.586

Commits in past year: 397
Committers in past year: 10
Avg Commits per committer in past year: 39.7
Development Distribution Score (DDS) in past year: 0.579

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Last synced: 4 months ago

Total issues: 200
Total pull requests: 118
Average time to close issues: almost 2 years
Average time to close pull requests: 16 days
Total issue authors: 28
Total pull request authors: 17
Average comments per issue: 2.73
Average comments per pull request: 1.02
Merged pull request: 99
Bot issues: 0
Bot pull requests: 0

Past year issues: 65
Past year pull requests: 97
Past year average time to close issues: about 1 month
Past year average time to close pull requests: 5 days
Past year issue authors: 11
Past year pull request authors: 8
Past year average comments per issue: 1.32
Past year average comments per pull request: 0.64
Past year merged pull request: 80
Past year bot issues: 0
Past year bot pull requests: 0

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