The role of extinction on the re-ignition potential of wood-based embers in bushfires

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 547-555

  Moghtaderi, Behdad ^a   Poespowati, Tri ^a   Kennedy, Eric M ^a   Dlugogorski, Bogdan Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flame spread; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548968521     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06029     Document Type: Article

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