The Effect of Fire Front Width on Surface Fire Behaviour

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 247-253

  Wotton, B M ^a   McAlpine, R S ^b   Hobbs, M W ^c  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fire behaviour; Fire intensity; Fire width; Flame radiation; Pinus resinosa Ait; Red pine

Indexed keywords

PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 0034558456     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wf00021     Document Type: Article

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