Managing Bushfire in Tall Forests – Fuel Hazard and Moisture Relationships
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Hazards and Risk Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 2454
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forest fire; water on thermally decomposed forest fuel material surface layer; flame suppression and thermal decomposition characteristics of forest combustible material
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forest fires are an urgent problem for the global community. Fires in the boreal zone cause significant economic and social losses for the population of the planet. Emissions into the atmosphere from forest fires have a negative impact on human health. Weather conditions are an important factor in extinguishing forest fires. Additionally, in the process of fire extinguishing, relatively large volumes of extinguishing agents fall on the surface of the burning forest material. The assessment of the effect of moisture content on the process of suppressing the combustion of a forest fire is of particular interest. We welcome scientific research aimed at studying macroscopic features of combustion and extinguishing of forest fuel. Additionally, papers with fundamental results on the study of combustion and thermal decomposition of samples of forest combustible material are welcome.
Dr. Alena Zhdanova
Dr. Roman Volkov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest fire
- forest combustible material
- thermal decomposition
- moisture content
- flammability
- evaporation of fire extinguishing agent
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