Modelling the effects of distance on the probability of fire detection from lookouts

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-202

  Rego, Francisco Castro ^a   Catry, Filipe Xavier ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Detection; Forest fires; Lookout towers; Portugal; Visibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744724228     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF04016     Document Type: Article

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