Modeling wind adjustment factor and midflame wind speed for Rothermel's surface fire spread model

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 266, 2012, Pages 1-39

  Andrews, Patricia L ^a  

^a Fire Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire behavior; Fire danger rating; Fire modeling; Fire spread; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FORESTRY MODELING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84856501656     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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