Flame characteristics, temperature-time curves, and rate of spread in fires propagating in a bed of Pinus pinaster needles

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-84

  Mendes Lopes, José M C ^a   Ventura, João M P ^a   Amaral, José M P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Portugal

Indexed keywords

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 0037262442     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF02063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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