Analysis on Downwind Distribution of Firebrands Sourced from a Wildland Fire

Fire Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 321-340

  Wang, Hai Hui ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire risk at urban interface; Firebrands; Number and mass distribution; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; CANBERRA , AUSTRALIA; FIRE RISKS; FIREBRANDS; NUMBER AND MASS DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSIENT DISTRIBUTION; WILDLAND FIRE; WIND-DRIVEN TRANSPORT;

FIRES;

EID: 78751582353     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-009-0134-4     Document Type: Article

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