The fuelbed: A key element of the Fuel Characteristic Classification System

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2394-2412

  Riccardi, Cynthia L ^a   Ottmar, Roger D ^b   Sandberg, David V ^c   Andreu, Anne ^d   Elman, Ella ^d   Kopper, Karen ^e   Long, Jennifer ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e North Cascades National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; VEGETATION; WOOD FUELS;

FUEL CHARACTERISTIC CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (FCCS); FUELBEDS; LANDSCAPE;

FOSSIL FUELS;

COMBUSTION; DESIGN; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FUEL; LANDSCAPE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FIRES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUELS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 38849168259     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-143     Document Type: Article

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