Propagation probability and spread rates of self-sustained smouldering fires under controlled moisture content and bulk density conditions

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 456-465

  Prat Guitart, Nuria ^a   Rein, Guillermo ^b   Hadden, Rory M ^c   Belcher, Claire M ^d   Yearsley, Jon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fire behaviour; horizontal front; lateral; peat fire; peatland; propagation dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963939239     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF15103     Document Type: Article

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