Sensitivity of a surface fire spread model and associated fire behaviour fuel models to changes in live fuel moisture

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-509

  Jolly, W Matt ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire behaviour models; Live fuel moisture; Live fuel moisture of extinction; Safety zones

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548077324     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06077     Document Type: Article

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