Modeling containment of large wildfires using generalized linear mixed-model analysis

Forest Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-255

  Finney, Mark ^a   Grenfell, Isaac C ^b   McHugh, Charles W ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Systems for Environmental Management   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire suppression; Generalized linear mixed models; Large wildfires; Wildfire containment

Indexed keywords

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FIRE SIZE; FIRE SUPPRESSION; FIXED EFFECTS; FUEL TYPES; GENERALIZED LINEAR MIXED MODELS; LARGE WILDFIRES; MIXED-MODEL ANALYSIS; PLANNING SYSTEMS; RANDOM EFFECTS; REGRESSION MODEL; WILDFIRE CONTAINMENT; WILDLAND FIRE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTERS; FIRE PROTECTION; PLANNING; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FIRES;

EID: 68349144326     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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