An On-line Drought Index for Forest Fire Management Purposes
Title | An On-line Drought Index for Forest Fire Management Purposes PDF eBook |
Author | Monique Loiselle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Fire weather |
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An Assessment of Three Measures of Long Term Moisture Deficiency Before Critical Fire Periods
Title | An Assessment of Three Measures of Long Term Moisture Deficiency Before Critical Fire Periods PDF eBook |
Author | Donald A. Haines |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Droughts |
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Fire Management Notes
Title | Fire Management Notes PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Forest fires |
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An Analysis of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index as a Predictor of Forest Fire Potential
Title | An Analysis of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index as a Predictor of Forest Fire Potential PDF eBook |
Author | John Andrew Morris |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Droughts |
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Forestry management relies on combating the challenges posed by fire. Knowledge of fire risk helps in the planning for and reacting to forest fires. One method used is the mapping of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI). Though it was not specifically designed to be a fire risk assessment tool it is used to highlight areas with a high potential of fire due to climactic factors. A statistical analysis is performed to determine the relevance of the use of this drought index to measure fire potential. Analysis is performed by testing the relationship of KBDI to the number of fires and area burned in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's south east fire district. These analyses showed a weak relationship between total fires and KBDI. In many cases there was no relationship. This calls into question the use of KBDI to determine fire potential.
A Drought Index for Forest Fire Control
Title | A Drought Index for Forest Fire Control PDF eBook |
Author | John James Keetch |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Droughts |
ISBN |
AN ANALYSIS OF THE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX AS A PREDICTOR OF FOREST FIRE POTENTIAL.
Title | AN ANALYSIS OF THE KEETCH-BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX AS A PREDICTOR OF FOREST FIRE POTENTIAL. PDF eBook |
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Pages | |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | |
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Forestry management relies on combating the challenges posed by fire. Knowledge of fire risk helps in the planning for and reacting to forest fires. One method used is the mapping of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI). Though it was not specifically designed to be a fire risk assessment tool it is used to highlight areas with a high potential of fire due to climactic factors. A statistical analysis is performed to determine the relevance of the use of this drought index to measure fire potential. Analysis is performed by testing the relationship of KBDI to the number of fires and area burned in the Mississippi Forestry Commission?s south east fire district. These analyses showed a weak relationship between total fires and KBDI. In many cases there was no relationship. This calls into question the use of KBDI to determine fire potential.
Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems
Title | Introduction to Prescribed Fire in Southern Ecosystems PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas A. Waldrop |
Publisher | Government Printing Office |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2018-03-29 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780160943959 |
Prescribed burning is an important tool throughout Southern forests, grasslands, and croplands. The need to control fire became evident to allow forests to regenerate. This manual is intended to help resource managers to plan and execute prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands. A new appreciation and interest has developed in recent years for using prescribed fire in grasslands, especially hardwood forests, and on steep mountain slopes. Proper planning and execution of prescribed fires are necessary to reduce detrimental effects, such as the impacts on air and downstream water quality. Check out these related products: Trees at Work: Economic Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in the U.S. South can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/trees-work-economic-accounting-forest-ecosystem-services-us-south Soil Survey Manual 2017 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/soil-survey-manual-march-2017 Quantifying the Role of the National Forest System Lands in Providing Surface Drinking Water Supply for the Southern United States is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/quantifying-role-national-forest-system-lands-providing-surface-drinking-water-supply Fire Management Today print subscription is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/fire-management-today Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/wildland-fire-ecosystems-fire-and-nonnative-invasive-plants