Fourmile canyon fire findings

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 289 GTR, 2012, Pages 1-118

  Graham, Russell ^a   Finney, Mark ^a   McHugh, Chuck ^a   Cohen, Jack ^a   Calkin, Dave ^a   Stratton, Rick ^a   Bradshaw, Larry ^a   Nikolov, Ned ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Colorado; Fourmile canyon rire; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE HISTORY; FOREST FIRE; HUMIDITY; TERRAIN; WILDFIRE;

BOULDER; COLORADO; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84867163368     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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