Modelling static fire hazard in a semi-arid region using frequency analysis

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 763-777

  Adab, Hamed ^a   Kanniah, Kasturi Devi ^b   Solaimani, Karim ^c   Sallehuddin, Roselina ^b  

^a HAKIM SABZEVARI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

forest; probabilistic model; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940557271     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13113     Document Type: Article

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