Infrared radiative properties of vegetation involved in forest fires

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-95

  Monod, B ^a   Collin, A ^a   Parent, G ^a   Boulet, P ^a  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Infrared; Reflection; Transmission; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; DEFORESTATION; HEAT RADIATION; INFRARED DEVICES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RAY TRACING; SOLAR RADIATION;

'DRY' [; FOREST FIRES; INFRARED RANGE; NEAR-INFRARED RANGE; PLANT MATTER; PRE-PROCESSING STEP; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; SPECTRAL ABSORPTIVITY; TRANSMISSIVITY; VEGETAL SPECIES;

VEGETATION;

ABSORPTION; DEFORESTATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANTS; REFLECTION; TRANSMISSION;

EID: 55949132027     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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