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Slope and Forest Fuel Effect on Spreading of Forest Fire  

채희문 (강원대학교 산림과학대학 산림자원보호학과)
이찬용 (강원대학교 산림과학대학 산림자원보호학과)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.5, no.3, 2003 , pp. 179-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship of fuel weight and depth together with slope on the spread of forest fire. Fire spread was faster on the greater slope in forested land. Fire had a greater spread rate with lighter fuel weight. The thickness of the fuel bed and forest fire spread rate were not related. The fire spread rate was closely related to the slope and weight of the fuel bed (significant at 0.01, 0.05, respectively). The thickness of the fuel bed was not significant (0.05).
Keywords
forest fuel; slope; forest fire spread; fuel bed;
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