Developing fire behavior fuel models for the wildland-urban interface in Anchorage, Alaska

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 149-155

  Cheyette, Daniel ^a   Rupp, T Scott ^a   Rodman, Sue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Anchorage Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Fire behavior fuel model; NEXUS; Wildland fuel; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); FIRES; FUELS; MANAGERS;

BOREAL FORESTS; FIRE BEHAVIOR FUEL MODEL; NEXUS; WILDLAND FUELS; WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE;

FORESTRY;

FOREST FIRES; FORESTS; FUELS; PICEA; SIMULATION; STANDARDS;

COLEOPTERA; PICEA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 48749122350     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/23.3.149     Document Type: Article

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