Numerical study of a crown fire spreading toward a fuel break using a multiphase physical model

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-151

  Dupuy, Jean Luc ^a   Morvan, Dominique ^b  

^a French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Forest fire spread

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744462305     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF04028     Document Type: Article

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