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Comments on “Evaluating Crown Fire Rate of Spread Predictions from Physics-Based Models”

Authors: M. G. Cruz, M. E. Alexander

Published in: Fire Technology | Issue 6/2019

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Title: Comments on “Evaluating Crown Fire Rate of Spread Predictions from Physics-Based Models”
Authors: M. G. Cruz
M. E. Alexander
Publication date: 24-04-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Fire Technology / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0015-2684
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-019-00856-2

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