Journal
FOREST SCIENCE
Volume 60, Issue 4, Pages 784-794Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.13-506
Keywords
canopy base height; canopy bulk density; canopy fuel load; crown fire potential; stand structure
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- Joint Fire Science Program [JFSP 09-S-03-1]
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Tables have been constructed for use in making quick estimates of canopy base height, canopy fuel load, and canopy bulk density from visual observations or field measurements of stand height, basal area, and stand density for pure stands of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco), and a mixed conifer type found in the US interior west. These canopy fuel characteristics are needed for assessing crown fire potential in such fuel complexes. The tabulated values are based on previously published regression equations that have undergone performance evaluations. Both English and metric unit versions of the canopy fuel characteristics tables are presented.
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