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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Miguel G. Cruz; Martin E. Alexander
Publication Date: 2014

In many respects, the most significant issue with regards to the prediction of crown fire behavior is first determining whether a surface fire will develop into a crown fire (that is, identifying the conditions favorable to the initiation or onset of crowning). The next concern is whether the crown fire can continue to perpetuate itself and, if so, what the rate of spread will be.

Citation: Cruz, Miguel G.; Alexander, Martin E. 2014. The start, propagation, and spread rate of crown fires. Fire Management Today 73(4):17-23.

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Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fuels    Models
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    International    National
Partner Sites:
Applied Fire Behavior
Keywords:
  • coniferous forests
  • crown fire propagation
  • crown fire rate of spread
  • crown fires
  • fire intensity
  • fire management
  • forest management
  • ignition
  • ROS - rate of spread
  • surface fires
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 29883 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.32:73/4 • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
JFSP Project Number(s):
  • 09-S-03-1
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 17780

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