Predicting the ignition of crown fuels above a spreading surface fire. Part II: Model evaluation

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-72

  Cruz, Miguel G ^a,b   Butler, Bret W ^c   Alexander, Martin E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^e LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 33644827329     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF05045     Document Type: Article

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