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Type: Book
Author(s): Miguel G. Cruz; James S. Gould; Martin E. Alexander; Andrew L. Sullivan; William Lachlan McCaw; Stuart Matthews
Publication Date: 2015

This book provides an introductory overview on the "art and science" of predicting bushfire behaviour as well as an historical perspective of fire behaviour research in Australia. It then identifies a total of 22 fire spread models used operationally for wildfire and prescribed burning applications. The models cover fire spread prediction in a wide range of fuel types, including hummock and continuous grasslands, shrublands, dry and wet sclerophyll forests, as well as pine plantations.

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Citation: Cruz, Miguel G.; Gould, James S.; Alexander, Martin E.; Sullivan, Andrew L.; McCaw, W. Lachlan; Matthews, Stuart. 2015. A Guide to Rate of Fire Spread Models for Australian Vegetation. CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Canberra, and AFAC, Melbourne, Australia. 123 p.

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  • Australia
  • continuous grasslands
  • dry sclerophyll forests
  • fire spread model
  • fuel types
  • hummock grasslands
  • pine plantations
  • shrublands
  • wet sclerophyll forests
  • wildfire
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FRAMES Record Number: 23370