Linking Landscape Fires and Local Meteorology : A Short Review(<Special Issue>Environmental Flows)

Abstract

Fires burning on 18th January 2003 generated a series of cumulonimbus clouds that probably exacerbated a fire that reached suburban Canberra. Powerful whirlwinds were generated, at least one of which might have been a genuine tornado. We briefly review the development of plume theory over the last fifty years and a potential atmospheric stability index that may assist in the identification of conditions that are conducive to extreme fire behaviour in the environment. This information can assist in deciding the location of future monitoring stations.

Journal

JSME international journal. Ser. B, Fluids and thermal engineering   [List of Volumes]

JSME international journal. Ser. B, Fluids and thermal engineering 49(3), 590-593, 2006-08-15  [Table of Contents]

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  • NII Article ID (NAID) :
    110004773129
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID) :
    AA10888815
  • Text Lang :
    ENG
  • Article Type :
    ART
  • ISSN :
    13408054
  • NDL Article ID :
    8007910
  • NDL Source Classification :
    ZN11(科学技術--機械工学・工業)
  • NDL Call No. :
    Z53-Y271
  • DOI :
    10.1299/jsmeb.49.590
  • Databases :
    CJP  NDL  NII-ELS  J-STAGE