A computational method for optimising fuel treatment locations

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 702-711

  Finney, Mark A ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire modelling; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249009296     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF06063     Document Type: Article

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