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The Analysis of Forest Fire Danger Rating Using Haines Index  

Lee, Si-Young (The Professional Graduate School of Disaster Prevention, Kangwon National Uni.)
Jung, Kwang-Woo (The Professional Graduate School of Disaster Prevention, Kangwon National Uni.)
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Journal of agriculture & life science / v.44, no.6, 2010 , pp. 69-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
Haines index which include the rating of atmosphere instability and dryness indicated the potential of the forest fire danger. In this study, the relationships between forest fire occurrence and Haines index were analyzed. The probability of forest fire occurrence was the highest in April and HI 5, 6 and the dryness of atmosphere was higher than the atmosphere instability. Therefore, It was proved that HI affected on the forest fire occurrence and propagation.
Keywords
Forest fire; Haines Index(HI); Atmosphere Stability; Moisture;
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