Complex Three-Dimensional Mathematical Model of the Ignition of a Coniferous Tree via a Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Discharge: Electrophysical, Thermophysical and Physico-Chemical Processes
Nikolay Viktorovich Baranovskiy
Abstract:Thunderstorms are the main natural source of forest fires. The ignition mechanism of trees begins with the impact of cloud-to-ground lightning discharge. A common drawback of all predicting systems is that they ignore the physical mechanism of forest fire as a result of thunderstorm activity. The purpose of this article is to develop a physically based mathematical model for the ignition of a coniferous tree via cloud-to-ground lightning discharge, taking into account thermophysical, electrophysical, and physi… Show more
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