A response to comments of Cruz et al. on: ‘The effect of ignition protocol on the spread rate of grass fires’
Duncan Sutherland A B C D , Jason J. Sharples A C and Khalid A. M. Moinuddin B C
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A School of Science, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2610, Australia.
B Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, Vic. 8001, Australia.
C Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, East Melbourne, Vic. 3002, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: duncan.sutherland@adfa.edu.au
International Journal of Wildland Fire 29(12) 1139-1141 https://doi.org/10.1071/WF20046
Submitted: 31 March 2020 Accepted: 7 November 2020 Published: 20 November 2020
Keywords: quasi-equilibrium, quasi-steady, rate of spread, simulation.
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