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Author
Santoni, P. A. | Simeoni, A. | Rossi, J. L. | Bosseur, F. | Morandini, F. | Silvani, X. | Balbi, J. H. | Cancellieri, D. | Rossi, L.
Title
Instrumentation of Wildland Fire: Characterisation of a Fire Spreading Through a Mediterranean Shrub.
Coporate
Université de Corse, Campus Grossetti, B.P. 52, 20250 Corte, France
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, 171-184, April 2006
Keywords
wildland fires | fire spreadexperiments | fire behavior | forest fires | thermodynamics | structures | temperature | wind velocity | wind direction | methodology | mositure control | fuels | fire plumes | topography
Identifiers
vegetation heights and moisture contents for some species; pre-burn meteorological conditions; general overview of the experimental protocol; determination of the fire front perimeter over time; weather parameters measurements during the burn