Temporal patterns of fire sequences observed in Canton of Ticino (southern Switzerland)

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 723-728

  Telesca, L ^a   Kanevski, M ^b   Tonini, M ^b   Pezzatti, G B ^c   Conedera, M ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE BEHAVIOR; PERIODICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

EID: 77950985508     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-723-2010     Document Type: Article

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