Radiative Fraction

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Heat Transfer

Working definition

The fraction of total fire heat release emitted as thermal radiation under a stated fire and measurement condition.

In plain language

The fraction of total fire heat release emitted as thermal radiation under a stated fire and measurement condition.

Why it matters

Radiative Fraction 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.