Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour

Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour
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Страниц
 
128
ISBN
 
0643093834
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Эксмо
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Бизнес и экономика. Поступления - 2009 г.

Описание:

This book is suitable for all rural fire brigade members and rural landholders, students and teachers of courses on landscape and ecological processes, rural and peri-urban dwellers, fire authorities and researchers."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 of fundamental processes involved in the behaviour of bushfires and grassfires.The book has been extensively revised and new case studies have been added to reflect the latest findings in research and investigations. The book covers all aspects of fire behaviour and spread in the major types of grasses in Australia. It examines the factors that affect fire behaviour in continuous grassy fuels; fire in spinifex fuels; the effect of weather and topography on fire spread; wildfire suppression strategies; and how to reconstruct grassfire spread after...

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