A mathematical model for forest fires blowup

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-51

  Viegas, Domingos Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fire behavior; Fire blowup; Fire dynamics; Fire eruption; Fire atmosphere coupling; Fire atmosphere interaction; Forest fires

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FIRE HAZARDS; VEGETATION; VOLCANOES;

FIRE ATMOSPHERE COUPLING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE BLOWUP; FIRE DYNAMICS; FIRE ERUPTION; FIRE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION;

FORESTRY;

ATMOSPHERE; FOREST FIRES; PLANTS; PORTUGAL; UNITED STATES; VOLCANISM;

EID: 11444253122     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200590883624     Document Type: Article

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