A simple index for assessing fuel moisture content

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 637-646

  Sharples, J J ^a,b   McRae, R H D ^b,c   Weber, R O ^a,b   Gill, A M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ACT Emergency Services Agency   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire management; Fuel moisture content; Fuel moisture index; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

FIRES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

FIELD SETTING; FIRE DANGER; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT; FUEL MOISTURE INDEX; FUEL TYPES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT;

FUELS;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUEL; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

EID: 58549083348     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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