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English: fine fuels

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English term or phrase:fine fuels
Spanish translation:combustibles finos
Entered by:Sergio Lahaye
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Science - Forestry / Wood / Timber
English term or phrase: fine fuels
Fine fuels
Fast-drying dead fuels, generally characterized by a comparatively high surface area-to- volume ratio, which are less than 1/4-inch in diameter. These fuels (grass, leaves, needles, etc.) ignite readily and are consumed rapidly by fire when dry.
See also: Fuels, Ground fuels, Ladder fuels, flammability

http://www.firewisewiki.org/main/index.php/Fine_fuels

Hi guys, i need to know what fine fuels is in spanish? anyone know?
Sergio Lahaye
Paraguay
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Sergio Lahaye: 1:53am Jul 30, 2008: that looks fantastic henry! you´re my hero!!!

combustibles finos
Explanation:
Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable- [ Translate this page ]Coordinación del Plan Nacional de Manejo del Fuego · Glosario Ambiental. Combustibles finos. Combustibles tales como pastos, hojas, acículas, helechos, ...
medioambiente.gov.ar/?idseccion=27&aplicacion=glosario&IdPalabra=49 - 12k

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Henry Hinds
United States
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marvellous, wonderful and fantastia! thanks very much
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4 +3combustibles finos
Henry Hinds
5Combustibles de alta area
Jose J. Martinez


  

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combustibles finos

Explanation:
Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable- [ Translate this page ]Coordinación del Plan Nacional de Manejo del Fuego · Glosario Ambiental. Combustibles finos. Combustibles tales como pastos, hojas, acículas, helechos, ...
medioambiente.gov.ar/?idseccion=27&aplicacion=glosario&IdPalabra=49 - 12k

No sé si habrá otro término.


Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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marvellous, wonderful and fantastia! thanks very much

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agree Terry Burgess: Una respuesta fina.
6 mins
  -> Gracias, Terry.

agree Ana Cizmich
7 mins
  -> Gracias, Ana.

agree Virginia Severi
10 hrs
  -> Gracias, Virginia.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Combustibles de alta area

Explanation:
Combustibles de alta area. La definicion del cociente lo dice alta area sobre volumen. Esdebido a la cantidad de unidades por una unidad de volumen. Entre mas pequennas las particulas mas reactivas son, por su alta exposicion al oxigeno en caso de que exista la combustion.

Jose J. Martinez
United States
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