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Type: Book
Author(s): M. J. Schroeder; C. C. Chandler
Publication Date: 1966

From tabulated frequency distributions of fire danger indexes for a nationwide network of 89 stations, the probabilities of four types of fire behavior ranging from 'fire out' to 'critical' were calculated for each month and are shown in map form.

Citation: Schroeder, M. J., and C. C. Chandler. 1966. Monthly fire behavior patterns. Research Note PSW-112. Berkeley, CA, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiement Station.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Fire Behavior    Fire Ecology    Fuels    Mapping    Planning    Weather
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • distribution
  • fire danger rating
  • fire intensity
  • fuel accumulation
  • fuel appraisal
  • fuel types
  • ignition
  • rate of spread
  • sloping terrain
  • topography
  • weather observations
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13463 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.79:PSW-112 DDW • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 38845

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