ArcFuels10 system overview

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW-GTR

Volumn , Issue 875, 2013, Pages 1-65

  Vaillant, Nicole M ^a   Ager, Alan A ^a   Anderson, John ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b BalanceTech   (United States)

Author keywords

ArcGIS; Fire behavior models; Forest growth models; Fuel treatment planning; Wildfire hazard; Wildfire risk

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GIS; GROWTH MODELING; LAND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WILDFIRE;

EID: 84875684493     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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