Laboratory characterization of firebrands involved in spot fires

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 531-541

  Ganteaume, Anne ^a   Guijarro, Mercedes ^b   Jappiot, Marielle ^a   Hernando, Carmen ^b   Lampin Maillet, Corinne ^a   Pérez Gorostiaga, Pedro ^c   Vega, José A ^c  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c Lourizán Research Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ember; Fire behaviour; Firebrand; Flammability parameters; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

BARK; COMBUSTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FUELWOOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; WEIGHT; WILDFIRE;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 80051540070     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-011-0056-4     Document Type: Article

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