Characterizing and mapping fuels for Malaysia and western Indonesia

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 323-334

  Dymond, Caren C ^a   Roswintiarti, Orbita ^b   Brady, Michael ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b National Institute of Aeronautics and Space   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Fire danger rating; Fire management; Fuel classification; Fuel mapping; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944270391     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF03077     Document Type: Article

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