Monthly fire behavior patterns

Mark J. Schroeder; Craig C. Chandler

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Monthly fire behavior patterns

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Mark J. Schroeder, Craig C. Chandler

Year:

1966

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-112. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 16 p

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Abstract

From tabulated frequency distributions of fire danger indexes for a nationwide network of 89 stations, the probabilities of four types of fire behavior ranging from 'fire out' to 'critical' were calculated for each month and are shown in map form.

Citation

Schroeder, Mark J.; Chandler, Craig C. 1966. Monthly fire behavior patterns. Res. Note PSW-RN-112. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 16 p