Estimation of Wildfire Ignition Conditional Intensity Parameters Via the Stoyan-Grabarnik Statistic

Abigaill Bernice Coelho
MS, 2023
Paik Schoenberg, Frederic R
Point process modeling is used to predict the conditional intensity of wildfire ignitions in California from 2008 to 2012. Weather variables from the closest station record are used as model covariates. To reduce computation requirements of maximum likelihood estimation, the Stoyan-Grabarnik statistic is employed. Models of various combinations and number of variables are examined, as well as models for specifically naturally occurring fires caused by lightning and fires caused by humans.
2023