How to Predict the Spread and Intensity of Forest and Range Fires
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- Authors
- Rothermel, R. C.
- Corresponding author
- Rothermel, Richard C.
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
- Published
- 1983
- OpenAlex
- W1501580419
- Cited by
- 742
- References
- 20
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- Type
- report
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Funders
- University of Montana
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality › Fire dynamics and safety research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Keywords
- wildfire behavior, fire modeling
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