An optimization model for locating fuel treatments across a landscape to reduce expected fire losses

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 868-877

  Wei, Yu ^a   Rideout, Douglas ^a   Kirsch, Andy ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PROBABILITY; WIND EFFECTS;

FIRE RISK DISTRIBUTION; FUEL TREATMENTS; RASTER CELLS;

FIRES;

BIOMASS BURNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUEL; MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 43549086168     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-162     Document Type: Article

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