Interdependencies between flame length and fireline intensity in predicting crown fire initiation and crown scorch height

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-113

  Alexander, Martin E ^a   Cruz, Miguel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

fire behaviour; fire impacts; fire modelling; first order fire effects; flame angle; flame depth; flame front residence time; ignition pattern; stem bark char height; surface fire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858626229     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF11001     Document Type: Review

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