Heat content variation of Sierra Nevada conifers

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-158

  Van Wagtendonk, Jan W ^a   Sydoriak, Walter M ^b   Benedict, James M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conifers; Fire behavior prediction; Fire management; Fuel heat content; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS ALBICAULIS;

EID: 0032335533     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wf9980147     Document Type: Article

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