Empirical modelling of surface fire behaviour in maritime pine stands

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 698-710

  Fernandes, Paulo M ^a   Botelho, Hermnio S ^a   Rego, Francisco C ^b   Loureiro, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Flame length; Fuel; Portugal; Prescribed fire; Rate of spread.

Indexed keywords

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 70349487905     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF08023     Document Type: Article

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