Critical fire weather patterns

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 854, 2011, Pages 25-48

  Werth, Paul A ^a  

^a Weather Research and Consulting Services LLC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FOREST FIRE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WILDFIRE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 82455210274     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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