This video looks at the effects of weather on bushfire behaviour. Weather factors discussed are temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, atmospheric stability, air mass, pressure systems and fronts. Focusing mainly on Victoria, it concentrates on the implications for firefighters. Knowledge of these weather factors will enable the fire fighter to predict fire behaviour.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324385
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Meteorology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)