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DAILY SEVERITY RATING [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pre-Fire Planning
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A numerical measure, based on the Fire Weather Index (FWI), specifically designed for averaging, either for any desired period of time (e.g. week, month, year) at a single fire weather station or spatially over a number of stations.

OBS

The FWI [Fire Weather Index] itself, on the other hand, is not considered suitable for averaging, and should be used as its single daily value only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévision des incendies
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

[...] évaluation numérique de la difficulté à contrôler des feux.

OBS

[L'indice journalier de sévérité] [...] est basé sur l'Indice forêt-météo mais reflète plus précisément les efforts attendus requis pour la suppression.

Spanish

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