A Probe for Measuring Moisture Content in Dead Roundwood

Richard W. Blank; John S. Frost; James E. Eenigenburg

doi:10.2737/NC-RN-306

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A Probe for Measuring Moisture Content in Dead Roundwood

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Authors:

Richard W. Blank, John S. Frost, James E. Eenigenburg

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RN-306

Source:

Research Note NC-306. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

This paper reports field test results of a wood moisture probe''s accuracy in measuring fuel moisture content of dead roundwood. Probe measurements, corrected for temperature, correlated well with observed fuel moistures of 1-inch dead jack pine branchwood.

Keywords

Wood moisture gauge, fire danger, jack pine, prescribed burning, ovendrying

Citation

Blank, Richard W.; Frost, John S.; Eenigenburg, James E. 1983. A Probe for Measuring Moisture Content in Dead Roundwood. Research Note NC-306. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station