Citation

Cruz MG, Alexander ME, Sullivan AL. Int. J. Wildland Fire 2018; 27(11): 776-780.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, International Association of Wildland Fire, Fire Research Institute, Publisher CSIRO Publishing)

DOI

10.1071/WF18161

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper represents our response to the questioning by Mell et al. (2018) of our interpretation (Cruz et al. 2017) of five generalised statements or mantras commonly repeated in the wildland fire behaviour modelling literature. We provide further clarity on key subjects and objectively point out, using examples from relevant scientific findings, that our discussion of the identified mantras presented in Cruz et al. (2017) was indeed not ill-conceived as suggested by Mell et al. (2018).

Additional keywords: energy transfer, model validity, physical model, rate of fire spread, wildfire propagation.

Language: en