Grassfires : fuel, weather and fire behaviour /

"Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour presents the latest information from CSIRO on the behaviour and spread of fires in grasslands. This second edition follows 10 years of research aimed at improving the understanding the fundamental processes involved in the behaviour of bushfires in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheney, Phil, 1940-
Otros Autores: Sullivan, Andrew, 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2008.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Grassland fires > Australia.
Grassland fires > Australia > Forecasting.
Fire weather > Australia.
Feux de brousse > Australie.
Feux de brousse > Australie > Prévision.
Temps de feu de forêt > Australie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Fire weather
Grassland fires
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Foreword; Contents; Preface to the 1st edition; Preface to the 2nd edition; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Fuel; 3 Combustion of grassy fuels; 4 Fire behaviour; 5 Predicting fire spread; 6 Local variation and erratic fire behaviour; 7 Fire danger; 8 Wildfires and their suppression; 9 Grassfire investigation; 10 Safety: myths, facts and fallacies; Glossary; Bibliography and further reading; Index.

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