Overview of the International Crown Fire Modelling Experiment (ICFME)

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1543-1547

  Stocks, B J ^a   Alexander, M E ^b   Lanoville, R A ^c  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FLAME RESEARCH; FORESTRY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INTERNATIONAL CROWN FIRE MODELLING EXPERIMENT (ICFME); PHYSICAL MODELLING;

FIRES;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESEARCH PROGRAM;

DATA PROCESSING; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; ORGANIZATIONS; RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644226993     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X04-905     Document Type: Review

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