Estimation of dead fuel moisture content from meteorological data in Mediterranean areas. Applications in fire danger assessment

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 390-397

  Aguado, I ^a   Chuvieco, E ^a   Boren R ^b   Nieto, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Meteológica S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dead fuel moisture content; Fire danger assessment; Meteorological data

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 34548105221     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06136     Document Type: Article

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