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Table 1 Onsite weather observations on 28 June 1997, when Magitchlie Creek Experimental Fire, Innoko National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, was ignited. Onsite Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System Fire Weather Index values were calculated using the 27 June 1997 FWI from the Innoko Wildlife Refuge Remote Automated Weather Station and the onsite 1300 ADT weather observations for the onsite station. FFMC = Fine Fuel Moisture Code, DMC = Duff Moisture Code, DC = Drought Code, ISI = Initial Spread Index, BUI = Buildup Index, FWI = Fire Weather Index (Stocks et al. 1989), FDFM = Fine Dead Fuel Moisture (input to Crown Fire Initiation and Spread model; Alexander and Cruz 2006)

From: Observed versus predicted fire behavior in an Alaskan black spruce forest ecosystem: an experimental fire case study

 

Magitchlie Creek Experimental Fire

Innoko Flats RAWSa

Location

 Coordinates

63.599,

−158.55233

63.38733,

−158.81667

 Elevation (m)

~30

283

 Topography

Bottomlands

On a peak

Weather observations

 Temperature (°C)

19

25

 Rh (%)

31

35

 Wind speed (km h–1)

2 m = 7.2

6.1 m = 8.0

 Time (ADT)

1744

1800

 Date

28 June 1997

28 June 1997

 Last precipitation

 

8 days since rain

 FFMC

90.8

90.1

 DMC

71.0

70.9

 DC

301.0

302.6

 ISI

6.9

6.0

 BUI

89.0

89.4

 FWI

23.0

21.0

 FDFM (%)

 

9

  1. aInnoko Flats RAWS located ~26.7 km at 190 degrees from fire site