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Duff Moisture

  • A - 3cm (top duff)
  • B - 7cm (bottom duff)
  • C - 4cm (mid duff)
  • D - 20-40 cm (vertical in sand)

Soil Temperature

  • A - 3 cm
  • B - 7 cm*
*intermittent operation

Moisture Levels During Test Fires

Probe  
Date of Fire (2002)
2/22
3/5
 3/24
A Ignition 0.853 0.872 0.824
7 am 0.861 0.877 0.85
1 pm 0.847 0.856 0.823
B Ignition 0.848 0.857 0.824
7 am 0.85 0.858 0.829
1 pm 0.844 0.85 0.822
C Ignition 0.844 0.857 0.837
7 am 0.847 0.857 0.845
1 pm 0.84 0.847 0.834
D Ignition 0.882 0.9 0.859
7 am 0.897 0.903 0.869
1 pm 0.887 0.89 0.857

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