Assessing accuracy of point fire intervals across landscapes with simulation modelling

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1605-1614

  Parsons, Russell A ^a   Heyerdahl, Emily K ^a   Keane, Robert E ^a   Dorner, Brigitte ^b   Fall, Joseph ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Capilano College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LANDSCAPES; SYSTEMATIC GRIDS; WEIBULL MEDIAN PROBABILITY FIRE INTERVALS (WMPI);

FIRES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DESIGN; FIRE HISTORY; LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

DEGRADATION; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 36549070572     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-013     Document Type: Article

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