Comparison of crown fire modeling systems used in three fire management applications

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 58 RMRS-RP, 2006, Pages 1-28

  Scott, Joe H ^a  

^a Systems for Environmental Management   (United States)

Author keywords

CFIS; Crown fraction burned; FlamMap; Forest fire behavior modeling; NEXUS; Rate of spread; Transition

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; MODELING; PREDICTION;

EID: 34247361231     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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