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Cruz, Alexander
Fire behaviour associated with the stand structure of a particular pine plantation is the result of multiple interactions between climate and weather conditions, physical characteristics of the fuel complex, the micrometeorological environment (i.e…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Cruz, Alexander
Fire behaviour associated with the stand structure of a particular pine plantation is the result of multiple interactions between climate and weather conditions, physical characteristics of the fuel complex, the micrometeorological environment (i.e…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
This proceedings contains articles, posters, and abstracts of presentations from the second Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference held 27-29 April 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. The conference covered the social issues at the root of wildland…
Year: 2011
Type: Document
Fry, Stephens
Descriptions of spatial patterns are important components of forest ecosystems, providing insights into functions and processes, yet basic spatial relationships between forest structures and fuels remain largely unexplored. We used standardized…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Bagne, Finch
Mechanical and fire treatments are commonly used to reduce fuels where land use practices have encouraged accumulation of woody debris and high densities of trees. Treatments focus on restoration of vegetation structure, but will also affect…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Kortello, Ham
Fuel management for wildfire protection is becoming increasingly common in the wildland-urban interface and may have conservation implications for species with restricted distributions and limited dispersal abilities. To evaluate the impact of…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Alexander, Cruz
The VI Short Course on Fire Behaviour was held at the VI International Conference on Forest Fire Research, November 13-14, 2010, Coimbra, Portugal. Lesson 3 covered crown fires, and the presentation included:
Introduction to Crown Fires…
Year: 2010
Type: Course
Cruz, Alexander
Abstract: This document contains the slides for the crown fire portion of the fire behaviour short course presentation, outlined as follows: I. Introduction to Crown Fires; II. Understanding of Crown Fire Behavior From Experimental Fire and Wildfire…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Omi, Martinson
The 2008 Request for Applications from the Joint Fire Science Program called for a synthesis of the extant literature that addresses the effectiveness of fuel treatments. We employed a four pronged approach to address this task, including several…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Miller, Ager, Finney
This project builds on and extends the completed work from JFSP project #01-1-1-05 to compare and evaluate burn probability (BP) models, and incorporate these into a risk analysis framework. During that JFSP project, the GIS model BurnPro was…
Year: 2010
Type: Project