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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): A. J. Simard; R. W. Blank; S. L. Hobrla
Publication Date: 1989

Although advanced technologies are available for measuring and sampling fire intensity, their costs, limitations, or complexity often preclude general use in field experiments. The lack of quality measurements exacerbates the task of relating ecological responses directly to the fires that cause them. In this paper, a new technique for measuring name height, describing its distribution, and relating it to fire intensity is presented. Flame pulsation in natural fuels is also examined.

Citation: Simard, A. J., R. W. Blank, and S. L. Hobrla. 1989. Measuring and interpreting flame height in wildland fires. Fire Technology, v. 25, no. 2, p. 114-133.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Fire Ecology    Fire Behavior    Fuels    Models
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • distribution
  • fire intensity
  • flame length
  • flame pulsation
  • fuel loading
  • fuel moisture
  • measuring fire intensity
  • new techniques for flame height measurement
  • rate of spread
  • sampling
  • wildland fires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 10807 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 36430

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