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Height of Crown Scorch in Forest Fires

Wagner, C. E. Van·1973·Canadian Journal of Forest Research
DOI 10.1139/x73-055
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A relation between fire behavior and crown scorch height is derived from measurements on 13 experimental outdoor fires. The range of data includes fire intensities from 16 to 300 kcal/s-m, and scorch heights from 2 to 17 m. The results agree with established theory that scorch height varies with the 2/3 power of line-fire intensity. The effects of air temperature and wind speed on scorch height are treated as well. The derived relations could be useful to those interested in prescribed burning under a crown canopy, ecological response of trees to fires of varying intensity, and timber losses following forest fires.

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  • Modelling fire behaviour began with the work of Rothermel (1972) and Van Wagner (1973) and has improved over time, including coupling with dynamic vegetation and/or Earth System models spanning a wide range of spatial and temporal scales.

    “Modelling fire behaviour began with the work of (Rothermel, 1972) and (Van Wagner, 1973) and has improved over time (Table S2), including coupling with dynamic vegetation and/or Earth System models spanning a wide range of spatial and temporal scales.”

    From Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and frontiers (2020) · cites this paper as Van Wagner, 1973

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Authors
Wagner, C. E. V.
Corresponding author
Wagner, C. E. Van
Venue
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Published
1973-09-01
Volume
3
Issue
3
Pages
373-378
ISSN
  • 0045-5067 (ISSN-L)
  • 1208-6037
DOI
10.1139/x73-055
OpenAlex
W2124496174
Cited by
349
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FWCI
1.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
Canadian Journal of Forest Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality › Fire dynamics and safety research
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Forest ecology and management
Keywords
forest fires, fire intensity, fire behavior, prescribed burning, ambient temperature effects, wind speed effects, timber loss

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