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Daily Fire Danger Rating System Information, September 02, 2010 - Sumatera and Kalimantan

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FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM BASED ON REMOTE SENSING DATA

FINE FUEL MOISTURE CODE

(FFMC)

DROUGHT CODE

(DC)

 

INITIAL SPREAD INDEX

 (ISI)

 

FIRE WEATHER INDEX (FWI)

TEMPERATURE (°C)  RAINFALL (mm)

FINE FUEL MOISTURE CODE (FFMC) (Detail)

 

a numeric rating of the moisture content of litter and other cured fine fuels. This code is an indicator of the relative ease of ignition and the flammability of fine fuel.

DROUGHT CODE (DC) (Detail)

a numeric rating of the average moisture content of deep, compact organic layers.  This code is use indicator of seasonal drought effects on forest fuels and the amount of smoldering in deep duff layers and large logs.

INITIAL SPREAD INDEX (ISI) (Detail)

a numeric rating of the expected rate of fire spread. It combines the effects of wind and FFMC on rate of spread without the influence of variable quantities of fuel.

FIRE WEATHER INDEX (FWI) (Detail)

a numeric rating of fire intensity. It combines the initial spread index and buildup index. It is suitable as a general index of fire danger.

Other Daily Fire Danger Rating System Information:
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