Comparing jack pine slash and forest floor moisture contents and National Fire Danger Rating System predictions.

Robert M. Loomis; William A. Main

doi:10.2737/NC-RP-189

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Comparing jack pine slash and forest floor moisture contents and National Fire Danger Rating System predictions.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert M. Loomis, William A. Main

Year:

1980

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RP-189

Source:

Research Paper NC-189. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Relations between certain slash and forest floor moisture contents and the applicable estimated time lag fuel moistures of the National Fire Danger Rating System were investigated for 1-year-old jack pine fuel types in northeastern Minnesota and central Lower Michigan. Only approximate estimates of actual fuel moisture are possible fore the relations determined, thus emphasizing the need for on-site measurements when fuel moisture may be critical.

Keywords

forest fuels, fire hazard

Citation

Loomis, Robert M.; Main, William A. 1980. Comparing jack pine slash and forest floor moisture contents and National Fire Danger Rating System predictions. Research Paper NC-189. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station