Fighting Wildfires Before They Start. Patrick L. Barry.
by Barry, Patrick L; Tweit, Susan J; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 18Science. Publisher: Public Domain, 2001; Audubon, 2001ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Fire ecology | Computer simulation | Forest management | WildfiresDDC classification: 050 Summary: FIGHTING WILDFIRES BEFORE THEY START -- "Satellite maps and sophisticated computer simulations are helping scientists spot places in danger of wildfires well before the blazes begin." (NASA SCIENCE NEWS) This article examines how computers can aid scientists in finding areas where wildfires may develop before the fires begin.Summary: THE SECRETS OF FIRE -- "Researchers are making a host of exciting new discoveries, from the fact that wildfires cause mercury poisoning to the existence of 'fire fingers.'" (AUDUBON) This article examines various types of wildfires and studies the effects of fires on surrounding ecosystems.
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This MARC record contains two articles.
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Fighting Wildfires Before They Start, Aug. 28, 2001; pp. n.p..
Originally Published: The Secrets of Fire, May/June 2001; pp. 30+.
FIGHTING WILDFIRES BEFORE THEY START -- "Satellite maps and sophisticated computer simulations are helping scientists spot places in danger of wildfires well before the blazes begin." (NASA SCIENCE NEWS) This article examines how computers can aid scientists in finding areas where wildfires may develop before the fires begin.
THE SECRETS OF FIRE -- "Researchers are making a host of exciting new discoveries, from the fact that wildfires cause mercury poisoning to the existence of 'fire fingers.'" (AUDUBON) This article examines various types of wildfires and studies the effects of fires on surrounding ecosystems.
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