Wildfire Mitigation Potential Index (WMPI) OLD

The WMPI integrates forest conditions and wildfire hazard potential to suggest where restoration may be most effective from a biophysical perspective and may therefore moderate future wildfire behavior.Specifically, the WMPI integrates the following datasets: (1) wildfire hazard potential, (2) percent low-severity fire, and (3) vegetation departure. Values in this layer represent 10 quantiles (1 being lowest values of WMPI, 10 being the highest), which were scaled relative to values within each U.S. Forest Service region. For full details, please see: Lacey LM, Suraci JP, Littlefield CE, Busse BS, Dickson BG. 2024. Informing proactive wildfire management that benefits vulnerable communities and ecological values. <i>People and Nature</i>.WMPI整合森林现状与野火危险潜势，可从生物物理视角遴选出生态修复效益最为显著的区域，进而对未来野火行为起到调控作用。具体而言，WMPI整合了以下三类数据集：(1) 野火危险潜势，(2) 低烈度火灾占比，(3) 植被偏离度。该图层的取值对应10个分位数（1代表WMPI最低值，10代表最高值），其数值基于美国林务局各辖区内的取值完成相对缩放。如需获取完整细节，请参阅：Lacey LM、Suraci JP、Littlefield CE、Busse BS、Dickson BG. 2024. 《助力惠及脆弱社区与生态价值的主动野火管理》，*People and Nature*.