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Firebrand Processes in Wildland Fires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires

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  1. Fire Research Division, Engineering Laboratory (EL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA

    Samuel L. Manzello

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    Sayaka Suzuki

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Manzello, S.L. (2019). Firebrand Processes in Wildland Fires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. In: Manzello, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_261-1

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