Project Aquarius 4. Experimental bushfires, suppression procedures, and measurements

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-104

  Budd, G M ^a   Brotherhood, J R ^a   Hendrie, A L ^a   Jeffery, S E ^a   Beasley, F A ^a   Costin, B P ^a   Zhien, Wu ^a   Baker, M M ^a   Cheney, N P ^b   Dawson, M P ^c  

^a National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Country Fire Serv of S Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Airborne infra red imagery; Australian forest fires; Fire intensity; Fire suppression; Firefighting; Fuel loads; Hand tools; Limits of suppression with hand tools; McArthur Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI); Rate of spread; Wildland fires

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUS;

EID: 3042951809     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9970099     Document Type: Article

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4. PA1. Budd, G.M., J.R. Brotherhood, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 1. Stress, strain, and productivity in men suppressing Australian summer bushfires with hand tools: background, objectives, and methods. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):69-76.
5. PA2. Brotherhood, J.R., G.M. Budd, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, P.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 2. Limitations of maximum oxygen uptake for predicting the strains of building fireline with a rakehoe. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):77-85.
6. PA3. Brotherhood, J.R., G.M. Budd, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 3. Effects of work rate on the productivity, energy expenditure, and physiological responses of men building fireline with arakehoe in dry eucalypt forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):87-98.
7. PA5. Budd, G.M., J.R. Brotherhood, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasky, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 5. Activity distribution, energy expenditure, and productivity of men suppressing free-running wildland fires with hand tools. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):105-118.
8. PA6. Budd, G.M., J.R. Brotherhood, A.L. Hendrie, S.E. Jeffery, F.A. Beasley, B.P. Costin, Wu Zhien, M.M. Baker, N.P. Cheney and M.P. Dawson. 1997. Project Aquarius. 6. Heat load from exertion, weather, and fire in men suppressing wildland fires. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7(2):119-131.