No evidence of suitability of prophylactic fluids for wildfire prevention at landscape scales
Yu et al. propose a viscoelastic fluid as a prophylactic fire-retardant treatment in landscapes at high risk of wildfires. We argue that, while the idea is worth exploring further, their data do not support its suitability for real landscape-scale applications.
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Format: | carta al director biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
2020-03-10
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/222738 |
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Summary: | Yu et al. propose a viscoelastic fluid as a prophylactic fire-retardant treatment in landscapes at high
risk of wildfires. We argue that, while the idea is worth exploring further, their data do not support its suitability for real landscape-scale applications. |
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