Download or read book Gain and Loss of Moisture in Large Forest Fuels Classic Reprint written by Arthur P. Brackebusch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gain and Loss of Moisture in Large Forest Fuels Log moisture content did not provide a usable index of seasonal, monthly, or current fire danger severity. There are two main reasons for the failure' (1) fire danger, as now measured, is based upon the moisture content of fine fuels, which respond to weather much more rapidly than logs, and (2) two logs of approximately the same size had such different moisture contents at one time and from one time to another that the results from one were not comparable with the results from the other. Log moisture was found to decrease continuously, almost without regard to midsummer rain, from the last decade of June, which received approximately inch of rain, to the first decade after August 15 that received a similar amount. Rain falling between June 25 and August 15 had practically-no lasting effect upon log moisture content. Fire danger, in fuel types which include much pole and log-sized fuel, can be expected to increase greatly between July 10 and August 15 because of constant moisture losses. The present system of fire danger measurement makes no allowance for any intensification of the cumulative factor of danger during this period. The evidence indicates that the two main factors which determine how dry a log will become are its moisture content at the beginning of the summer desiccation period, and the length of the desiccation period. The log moisture at the beginning of the period will depend to a large extent on the amount of spring rain. It is therefore believed that a good index of the inflammability of large fuels during late season can be worked out on the basis of the amount of spring rain and the length of the summer desiccation period. A direct measure of log flammability can be obtained by measuring the average moisture content of the logs themselves, provided logs of the same size can be found which will have the same moisture content at any time and which will react the same from year to year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Gain and loss of moisture in large forest fuels written by Arthur P. Brackebusch and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Rate of Moisture Loss Or Gain in Some Common Forest Fuels Following Changes in Relative Humidity written by Joseph Wilden Gorrell and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moisture Content of Forest Fuels 3 Moisture Content Variations Below the Fibre Saturation Point written by Forest Fire Research Institute (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Estimating Ponderosa Pine Fuel Moisture Using National Fire Danger Rating Moisture Values Classic Reprint written by Michael G. Harrington and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-25 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Estimating Ponderosa Pine Fuel Moisture Using National Fire-Danger Rating Moisture Values The stand consisted basically of two distinct matu rity groups (fig. Open groups were dominated by large, old growth ponderosa pine with a sparse pine seedling understory. These groups averaged about 600 trees per acre with 206 square feet of basal area per acre. Surface fuels were exposed to many hours of direct sunlight and direct rainfall. Closed groups were characterized by dense, overstocked clumps of ponder osa pine saplings, often referred to as dog-hair thickets. The average density was trees per acre with a basal area of 186 square feet per acre. With the thick canopy cover, fuels were exposed to little sunlight, and rainfall was dispersed through the canopy. Because of the obvious group differences, sam pling was stratified by maturity group. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Moisture Content of Forest Fuels written by Albert J. Simard and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forest Fuels on Organic and Associated Soils in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina Classic Reprint written by G. W. Wendel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Forest Fuels on Organic and Associated Soils in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina The fire problem in the organic soil (pocosin) areas of eastern North Carolina centers around the frequent and costly blowup_1/ wildfires occurring there and the use of fire as a management tool. Under certain combinations of fuel and weather, low intensity fires will suddenly and often unexpectedly multiply their rate of energy output many times. In almost all instances these fires have been virtually uncontrollable until the weather has moderated or the fire has run out of fuel. Efforts at control are often greatly hampered by inaccessibility and the poor soil trafficability in much of the area. Prescribed fire appears to be a potentially valuable tool in the manage ment of pond pine by promoting seed fall from the serotinous cones and in preparing the seedbed. Fires of sufficient intensity to achieve these results, however, are usually difficult to control and tend to burn deeply into the or ganie soil. The problem has become more acute in the past 10 years because of the increased commercial importance of the pocosins as pulpwood and timber producing areas. A better understanding of the behavior of fires in the pocosins, especially of the factors that favor the occurrence of major fires, could contribute much to the economy of this particular region as well as to the general fund of basic fire behavior knowledge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Moisture Content of Forest Fuels 3 Moisture Content Variations of Fast Responding Fuels Below the Fibre Saturation Point written by Simard, A. J. (Albert J.) and published by canada : forest fire research institute. This book was released on 1968 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Fuel Break System for the San Dimas Experimental Forest Classic Reprint written by Jay Russell Bentley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fuel-Break System for the San Dimas Experimental Forest The San Dimas Experimental Forest is maintained by the Forest Service, u.s. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the California Division of Forestry. Since 1947 this has been a joint research project with the California Division of Forestry, which participates in program planning and provides financial support. Other long-term cooperators are the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, the Los Angeles County Fire Department, and the University of California, which provide staff or other support or use research facilities at the experimental forest. Special recognition is due these agencies and the California Department of water Resources for assistance with emergency rehabilita tion work after a wildfire in July 1960. Their cooperation made it possible to restore experimental facilities and start emergency research on methods of managing Chaparral watersheds for more effective control of fires, floods and erosion, and water yield. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Addendum to the Moisture Content of Forest Fuels III written by Canada. Department of Fisheries and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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