Entering and
Editing Data
Creating fuelbeds
To
create a custom fuelbed for your own application, you must first select
an FCCS
fuelbed to modify. It will probably be most efficient to select a
fuelbed that
has similar vegetation and fuelbed structure to your custom fuelbed.
You may
also open fuelbed_888.xml
to modify a blank fuelbed.
Units
of measure
All input units are in the English measurement
system. Measurement units such as feet or inches are dependent on the
fuel
category. For example, tree heights are entered as feet whereas tree
diameters
are in inches.
Min, mode, and max inputs
The FCCS records three values for numeric
inputs: minimum, modal and maximum
values. Most fuelbeds in the FCCS
national library represent a range of actual site conditions.
The minimum and maximum inputs represent minimum and
maximum values for a
particular fuelbed. The modal value
represents the most common value for a particular fuelbed.
Tip: The FCCS
calculator only requires inputs in the Mode column; you do not need to
enter Min and Max data unless you wish to have them for future
reference.
Not present checkboxes
If
you are modifying a FCCS fuelbed in which some strata or
categories are designated as “Not Present”, you can click
the Not Present
check box and replace the “Not Present” inputs with actual
data.
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