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Author(s):
William C. Fischer
Year Published:

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Topic(s):
Fuels
Fuel Descriptions
Fuels Inventory & Monitoring

NRFSN number: 11101
FRAMES RCS number: 5720
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Eight series of color photographs have been published as three separate photo guides for appraising downed woody fuels in Montana forests. This note tells how these photo guides were constructed. The techniques used to determine the weight and size class distribution of downed woody fuels are given. The procedure used to rate potential fire behavior of the fuel shown in each photo is explained.

Citation

Fischer, William C. 1981. Photo guides for appraising downed woody fuels in Montana forests: how they were made. INT-299. Res. Note, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Ogden, Utah. 12 p.

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