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Forest-fire model with natural fire resistance.
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Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear & Soft Matter Physics . Apr2011, Vol. 83 Issue 4-2, p46118-1-46118-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Observations suggest that contemporary wildfire suppression practices in the United States have contributed to conditions that facilitate large, destructive fires. We introduce a forest-fire model with natural fire resistance that supports this theory. Fire resistance is defined with respect to the size and shape of clusters; the model yields power-law frequency-size distributions of model fires that are consistent with field observations in the United States, Canada, and Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15393755
- Volume :
- 83
- Issue :
- 4-2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physical Review E: Statistical, Nonlinear & Soft Matter Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 83578040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.83.046118