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Author
Sun, L. | Zhou, X. | Mahalingam, S. | Weise, D. R.
Title
Comparison of Burning Characteristics of Live and Dead Chaparral Fuels.
Coporate
California Univ., Riverside Pacific Southwest Research Station, Riverside, CA
Journal
Combustion and Flame, Vol. 144, No. 1/2, 349-359, January 2006
Keywords
fuels | wildland fires | combustion | mass loss | fuel beds | fire behavior | flame height | temperature | environmental effects | velocity | temperature field | moisture content | heat release rate
Identifiers
chaparral; wildfire spread in living vegetation; significant damage to infrastructure and ecosystems; three common chaparral fuels prevalent in southern California, chamise, manzanita, and ceanothus; fuel and environmental conditions