Measuring Fire Weather and Forest Inflammability (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Harry Thomas Gisborne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266807518 ISBN 13: 9780266807513

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How fire danger is measured and used to protect forests

This practical guide explains how weather, fuel moisture, and burning conditions are quantified to rate fire danger. It covers the steps researchers use to compare fire-control efficiency and to build reliable, region-wide fire-weather systems.

The text highlights hands-on methods, from sampling different timber types to calibrating instruments that track fuel moisture. It explains how to read and interpret data, and why careful station placement matters for accurate, comparable results.

• How to design sampling that represents diverse forest types in a single rating
• How to measure fuel moisture, including the duff hygrometer and calibration charts
• How to compute danger levels and compare them across years or regions
• How these measurements inform policy, reporting, and fire-control decisions

Ideal for readers of forest-fire history, fire-weather science, and public safety reporting, this edition clarifies the methodology behind fire-danger ratings and their use in protecting forests.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266807518
• ISBN 13: 9780266807513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 65