Reformulation of Rothermel's wildland fire behaviour model for heterogeneous fuelbeds

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2438-2455

  Sandberg, David V ^a   Riccardi, Cynthia L ^b   Schaaf, Mark D ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Air Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FUEL MOISTURE; FUELBEDS; STYLIZED FUEL MODELS;

FOSSIL FUELS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FORESTRY MODELING; FUEL;

FOREST FIRES; FOSSIL FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 38849123645     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-094     Document Type: Article

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