A comparison of three approaches for simulating fine-scale surface winds in support of wildland fire management. Part I. Model formulation and comparison against measurements

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 969-981

  Forthofer, Jason M ^a   Butler, Bret W ^a   Wagenbrenner, Natalie S ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

fire growth modelling; wildland fire decision support; wind modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908238309     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF12089     Document Type: Article

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