Forest Fire History... A Computer Method of Data Analysis

Romain M. Meese

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Forest Fire History... A Computer Method of Data Analysis

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Authors:

Romain M. Meese

Year:

1973

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

General Technical Report PSW-GTR-4. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; 7 p., illus

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Abstract

A series of computer programs is available to extract information from the individual Fire Reports (U.S. Forest Service Form 5100-29). The programs use a statistical technique to fit a continuous distribution to a set of sampled data. The goodness-of-fit program is applicable to data other than the fire history. Data summaries illustrate analysis of fire occurrence, detection and initial attack time, and space and time relationships of multiple fires.

Keywords

lightning fires, fire occurrence, fire distribution, fire suppression, statistical analysis, computer programs

Citation

Meese, Romain M. 1973. Forest Fire History... A Computer Method of Data Analysis. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-4. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; 7 p., illus