Spatial forecasting of residential urban fires: A Bayesian approach
β Scribed by David Rohde; Jonathan Corcoran; Prem Chhetri
- Book ID
- 108101295
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 673 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0198-9715
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