A hybrid cellular automata/semi-physical model of fire growth

Complexity International

Volumn 12, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-10

  Sullivan, A L ^a   Knight, I K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 53849134374     PISSN: 13200682     EISSN: 13200682     Source Type: Journal    
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