A cellular automata model to link surface fires to firebrand lift-off and dispersal

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 428-439

  Perryman, Holly A ^a   Dugaw, Christopher J ^b   Varner, J Morgan ^b,c   Johnson, Diane L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fire behaviour modelling; firebrands; fuelbreaks; spot fires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879574464     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF11045     Document Type: Article

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