Flatland in flames: A two-dimensional crown fire propagation model

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 527-535

  Dickinson, James D ^a,d   Robinson, Andrew P ^b   Gessler, Paul E ^c   Harrod, Richy J ^a   Smith, Alistair M S ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d USFS Pacific Northwest Research Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy bulk density; Crown fire; Equivalence test; FBA.; Foliar biomass per unit area

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249120172     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07107     Document Type: Article

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