Thermal Exposure Duration

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Built Environment

Working definition

The length of time a target is subjected to significant radiant, convective or flame heating.

In plain language

The length of time a target is subjected to significant radiant, convective or flame heating.

Why it matters

Thermal Exposure Duration is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

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Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.