Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Water Systems
Working definition
Pressure expressed as the equivalent height of a fluid column, used when combining pressure with elevation and friction terms in hydraulic calculations.
In plain language
Pressure expressed as the equivalent height of a fluid column, used when combining pressure with elevation and friction terms in hydraulic calculations.
Why it matters
Pressure Head is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.