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From the summart ... 'Lightning fires occurring May through August of 1960 through 1968 in southeast Georgia were studied. Frequency of occurrence by hour with acres burned was analyzed with June being the month for most frequent occurrence by total number of fires, and July being the most frequent in terms of total number of days with a lightning fire occurring. The distribution of the 1,532 lightning fires reported during this period showed highest concentration around the Okefenokee Swamp, gradually diminishing with distance from the Swamp. Comparisons of fire-danger measures were made under three different day classifications (1) lightning fire, (2) thunderstorm no fire, and (3) no thunderstorm days. The distribution of fire danger for each of these classifications was tabulated and compared. It was seen that the occurrence of lightning fires was higher for days with high BUI and SI values. It was concluded that measures of fire danger could be used as a relative measure of the probability of occurrence of lightning fires for days in which thunderstorms are forecasted.'
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- distribution
- fire danger rating
- fire frequency
- fire management
- fire size
- fuel moisture
- Georgia
- hardwood forests
- lightning
- lightning caused fires
- lightning effects
- Okefenokee Swamp
- pine forests
- rate of spread
- statistical analysis
- storms
- swamps
- wildfires
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