Seasonal fire danger forecasts for the USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Roads, J ^a   Fujioka, F ^b   Chen, S ^b   Burgan, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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EID: 17844372498     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF03052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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