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Author(s):
James K. Brown
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Hot Topic(s):
Big Sagebrush Fire Ecology and Management, Fire Behavior Prediction
Topic(s):
Fire Behavior
Fire Prediction
Fuels
Fuel Descriptions
Ecosystem(s):
Sagebrush steppe

NRFSN number: 11957
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FRAMES RCS number: 14132
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Relationships between height of big sagebrush and crown area, fuel loading, bulk density, size distribution of foliage and stemwood, and fraction dead stemwood are presented. Based upon these relationships, modeled rate-of-fire spread and fireline intensity are shown for sagebrush ranging in height from 20 to 120 cm and in coverage from 10 to 40 percent. Verification of predicted fire behavior and applications are discussed.

Citation

Brown, James K. 1982. Fuel and fire behavior prediction in big sagebrush. Res. Pap. INT-RP-290. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 10 p.

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