A study on the interpolation of fire danger using radar precipitation estimates

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-225

  Flannigan, M D ^a   Wotton, B M ^a   Ziga, S ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Great Lakes Forestry Centre ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Fire danger; Fire weather; Interpolation; Radar precipitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032245493     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9980217     Document Type: Article

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