LANDFIRE: a nationally consistent vegetation, wildland fire, and fuel assessment

@article{Rollins2009LANDFIREAN,
  title={LANDFIRE: a nationally consistent vegetation, wildland fire, and fuel assessment},
  author={Matthew G. Rollins},
  journal={International Journal of Wildland Fire},
  year={2009},
  volume={18},
  pages={235-249}
}
  • M. Rollins
  • Published 18 June 2009
  • Environmental Science
  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
LANDFIRE is a 5-year, multipartner project producing consistent and comprehensive maps and data describing vegetation, wildland fuel, fire regimes and ecological departure from historical conditions across the United States. It is a shared project between the wildland fire management and research and development programs of the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service and US Department of the Interior. LANDFIRE meets agency and partner needs for comprehensive, integrated data to support… 
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