Determining hazard risk indices for Mediterranean forest species based on particle flammability properties

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 116-124

  Liodakis, S ^a   Agiovlasitis, I P ^a   Kakardakis, T ^a   Tzamtzis, N ^a   Vorisis, D ^a   Lois, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calorific values; Combustibility; Flame spread; Forest fire risk index; Particle flammability

Indexed keywords

CALORIFIC VALUE; DEFORESTATION; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRES; METEOROLOGY;

FIRE RISK INDEX; FLAME SPREAD; FLAME SPREAD RATE; FOREST FIRE RISK INDEX; FOREST FIRES; HAZARD RISKS; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST SPECIES; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; PARTICLE FLAMMABILITY; RISK INDICES;

FLAMMABILITY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; DEFORESTATION; FIRE PROOFING; FLAMES; FLAMMABILITY; FOREST FIRES; HAZARDS; METEOROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79951671685     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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