A coupled atmosphere-fire model: Convective feedback on fire-Line dynamics

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 875-901

  Clark, Terry L ^a   Jenkins, Mary Ann ^b   Coen, Janice ^a   Packham, David ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE/FIRE MODEL; FIRE MANAGEMENT; MOTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WILDFIRE SIMULATION MODEL;

EID: 0030430429     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0875:ACAMCF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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