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Finney, Andrews
Fire growth simulation is the modeling of fire spread and behavior across landscapes with heterogeneous fuels, weather, and topography. FARSITE is a computer program designed to simulate fire growth using existing models of fire behavior found in…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
From the text...'The need to understand both the role of wildland fire as an ecosystem process and the appropriate use of fire as a management tool has been recognized for years. Historically fire has played an important role in many ecosystems by…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Boucher, Moody
Prescribed natural fire has been a part of resource management on the Gila National Forest since 1975. The early management plan was conservative and allowed for fire only after the summer rains had become well-established. Recently, in an effort to…
Year: 1998
Type: Document