Experiments on the influence of spot fire and topography interaction on fire rate of spread.

Spotting is thought to increase wildfire rate of spread (ROS) and in some cases become the main mechanism for spread. The role of spotting in wildfire spread is controlled by many factors including fire intensity, number of and distance between spot fires, weather, fuel characteristics and topograph...

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Main Authors: Michael Anthony Storey, Owen F Price, Miguel Almeida, Carlos Ribeiro, Ross A Bradstock, Jason J Sharples
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245132