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Abstract:
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1. Introduction -- 2, Fuel -- 3. Combustion of grassy fuels -- Flame zone characteristics -- 4. Fire behaviour -- Fire behaviour in spinifex -- 5. Predicting fire spread -- CSIRO grassland fire spread prediction system -- 6. Local variation and erratic fire behaviour -- Wind -- 7. Fire danger -- 8. Wildfires and their suppression -- Past wildfire events -- Suppression of grassfires under extreme conditions -- 9. Grassfire investigation -- 10. Safety: myths, facts and fallacies.
"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 the fundamental processes involved in the behaviour of bushfires in general but applicable to 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 beh
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