Fire Intensity and Fire Severity Terminology: USGS Research Brief

This paper evaluated the current usage of the terms "fire frequency" and "fire intensity" and agrees the terminology requires clarification but advocates retention of these terms.
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Keeley, J. E. 2009. Fire intensity, fire severity and burn severity: a brief review and suggested usage. International Journal of Wildland Fire 18:116-126.