A spatial model for assessing forest fire danger in the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains, Mexico

The aim of this study was to develop a model for assessing forest fire danger in a temperate forest located in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. A spatial multicriteria analysis was conducted in order to integrate and evaluate in a Geographic Information System those variables that influence fire dan...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alfonso Muñoz Robles, Eduardo Javier Treviño Garza, José Verástegui Chávez, Javier Jiménez Pérez, Oscar Alberto Aguirre Calderón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2012-02-01
Series:Investigaciones Geográficas
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Online Access:http://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/30099