A comparison of thermocouples and temperature paints to monitor spatial and temporal characteristics of landscape-scale prescribed fires

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-322

  Iverson, Louis R ^a   Yaussy, Daniel A ^a   Rebbeck, Joanne ^a   Hutchinson, Todd F ^a   Long, Robert P ^a   Prasad, Anantha M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animation of fire; Fire intensity; Oak forests; Oak regeneration; Ohio

Indexed keywords

CARYA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; QUERCUS;

EID: 10944235487     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF03063     Document Type: Article

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