Influence of absorption by environmental water vapor on radiation transfer in wildland fires

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 509-518

  Frankman, D ^a   Webb, B W ^a   Butler, B W ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental water vapor; Radiation absorption; Wildland fires

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL WATER VAPORS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; WILDLAND FIRES;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WATER VAPOR;

FIRES;

EID: 38649087319     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200701741400     Document Type: Article

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