Wildfire prediction to inform fire management: Statistical science challenges

Statistical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 586-615

  Taylor, S W ^a   Woolford, Douglas G ^b   Dean, C B ^c   Martell, David L ^d  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmetrics; Forest fire; Prediction; Review; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891797530     PISSN: 08834237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/13-STS451     Document Type: Article

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