Improved calibration of a large fuel burnout model

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-28

  Albini, Frank A ^a   Reinhardt, Elizabeth D ^b  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning rate; Fuel reduction; Heat release; Intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031535456     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9970021     Document Type: Article

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