Author : Anson William Lindenmuth
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.0N/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Predicting Fire Spread in Arizona's Oak Chaparral by : Anson William Lindenmuth
Download or read book Predicting Fire Spread in Arizona's Oak Chaparral written by Anson William Lindenmuth and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five existing fire models, both experimental and theoretical, did not adequately predict rate-of-spread (ROS) when tested on single- and multiclump fires in oak chaparral in Arizona. A statistical model developed using essentially the same input variables but weighted differently accounted for 81 percent ofthe variation in ROS. A chemical coefficient that accounts for effects of fuel chemistry on ROS is applied to the model. The model provides usable guidelines for predicting fire spread in Arizona oak chaparral.