Rate of Area Growth : The speed at which a fire increases its size, expressed in terms of area per unit of time. Recommended SI unit is hectares per hour (ha/h). Note: Rate of Perimeter Growth and Rate of Spread
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms, Manitoba, Canada 2003. http://bcwildfire.ca/mediaroom/Backgrounders/2003_ Fire_Glossary.pdf, (For Fr - Canad) {474}