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crown fire

Definition

crown fire noun

A fire that advances through the crown fuel layer, the upper part of the tree bearing live branches and foliage^[1]. See also crowning.

fuego de copas^[2]

Feu de cime^[1]

树冠火^[3]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Forest Resources Glossary. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service. (2019, May 08). https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/terms/
↑ Wildland Fire Management Terminology. (2005, January). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/3/ap456t/ap456t00.pdf
↑ FAO TERM PORTAL. (2019). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/faoterm/en/