The Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation of Wildland Fire Perimeter Growth over a 3-Dimensional Surface

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-221

  Richards, Gwynfor D ^a  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Fire behaviour; Fire spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034561849     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wf00019     Document Type: Article

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