Large forest fires in Canada, 1959-1997

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Stocks, B J ^a   Mason, J A ^a   Todd, J B ^a   Bosch, E M ^a   Wotton, B M ^a   Amiro, B D ^a   Flannigan, M D ^a   Hirsch, K G ^a   Logan, K A ^a   Martell, D L ^b   Skinner, W R ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Distribution; Ecozones; Fire attributes; Suppression; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

FOREST FIRE;

EID: 0041689568     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jd000484     Document Type: Article

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