Climatic conditions preceding historically great fires in the North Central Region.

Donald A. Haines; Rodney W. Sando

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Climatic conditions preceding historically great fires in the North Central Region.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Donald A. Haines, Rodney W. Sando

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-34. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

This paper examines the importance of various climatic variables before seven well-known fires of the past. Also, the 1871 synoptic weather pattern preceding the Chicago-Peshtigo-Michigan fire disaster is examined in detail.

Keywords

climatic conditions, fire, North Central Region

Citation

Haines, Donald A.; Sando, Rodney W. 1969. Climatic conditions preceding historically great fires in the North Central Region. Research Paper NC-34. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station