Evaluation of the Experimental Climate Prediction Center's fire danger forecasts with remote automated weather station observations

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-36

  Reinbold, Hauss J ^a   Roads, John O ^b   Brown, Timothy J ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 17844381593     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF04042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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