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Rates of surface fire spread in a young calabrian pine Pinus brutia Ten plantation      
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ertuğrul Bilgili
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serkan Bulut
Paulo Fernandes
Özet
Fire behaviour data and models are essential in modern fire management. Thirty five experimental line-ignited fires were carried out in a young calabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) stand with the objective of modelling the rate of surface fire spread. Relationships between rate of fire spread, and fuel, weather and topographical conditions were established by correlation and regression analyses. Dead fine fuel loading ranged from 0.19 to 0.68 kg m-2. Rate of fire spread varied from 0.3 to 3.75 m min-1 and flame length ranged from 5 cm to 55 cm. Rate of fire spread equations were generated that described the relationships of spread rate with fuel and weather conditions, using linear regression models. Wind speed had a dominant effect on rate of surface fire spread and explained 72% (P < 0.01) of the observed variation.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Calabrian pine | Experimental surface fire | Forest fuel | Rate of fire spread
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
Dergi ISSN 1582-9596
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2012
Cilt No 11
Sayı 8
Sayfalar 1475 / 1480
Doi Numarası 10.30638/eemj.2012.184