Atmospheric properties associated with large wildfires

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Potter, Brian E ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire development; Fire weather; Meteorological factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030493238     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9960071     Document Type: Article

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