Factors influencing the pattern of fire severities in a large wildfire under extreme meteorological conditions in the Mediterranean basin

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 755-764

  Oliveras, Imma ^a   Gracia, Marc ^a   Moŕ, Gerard ^a   Retana, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire behavior; Fuel; NDVI; Topography; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049135277     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF08070     Document Type: Article

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