A database for spatial assessments of fire characteristics, fuel profiles, and PM10 emissions

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 229-244

  Hardy, Colin C ^a   Burgan, Robert E ^a   Ottmar, Roger D ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Particulates; Smoke; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; SMOKE; WILDFIRE;

EID: 0033757266     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v11n01_09     Document Type: Article

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