Table 3 Summary of statistical comparisons of meteorological conditions from Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) or as reported in the Weather Information Management System (WIMS) and fuel moisture collected in the field (grab samples) on burn days by variable and burn treatment. Statistical analyses were performed using a non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis rank-based standard least squares ANOVA aggregated by plot (grab samples) or unit (RAWS/WIMS) with fixed effect of treatment and random effects of replicate and/or replicate crossed with treatment (response) or fixed effect of treatment and random effect of replicate (variability of response). Response variables include both the mean (± standard error) and coefficient of variation (CV; %). Tests with statistical significance (α = 0.10) are reported in boldface

Total solar radiation [KW-h/m²]

Mean: F_{1, 2.4} = 7.24, P = *0.09

DS

5.4 (± 0.8)

n/a

GS

6.7 (± 0.5)

n/a

Air temperature [°C]

Mean: F_{1, 2.0} = 12.00, P = *0.07

CV: F_{1, 3.2} = 10.07, P = *0.05

DS

10.6 (± 1.8)

48.4

GS

21.7 (± 2.3)

21.3

Fuel temperature [°C]

Mean: F_{1, 1.8} = 36.07, P = *0.03

CV: F_{1, 1.5} = 9.96, P = 0.12

DS

14.1 (± 2.8)

59.9

GS

26.0 (± 2.2)

32.2

Wind speed [m/s]

Mean: F_{1, 2.4} = 0.54, P = 0.53

CV: F_{1, 3.2} = 0.88, P = 0.41

DS

1.5 (± 0.3)

50.6

GS

1.6 (± 0.4)

34.1

Relative humidity (RH) [%]

Mean: F_{1, 3.2} = 0.38, P = 0.58

CV: F_{1, 2.6} = 0.07, P = 0.81

DS

27.2 (± 1.4)

49.4

GS

31.4 (± 3.1)

40.7

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI)

Mean: F_{1, 2.8} = 2.51, P = 0.22

DS

23.8 (± 12.6)

n/a

GS

61.7 (± 13.4)

n/a

Litter and 1-h woody [%]

Response: F_{1, 2.0} = 71.08, P = *0.01

Variability: F_{1, 2.4} = 3.75, P = 0.17

DS

39.2 (± 6.3)

36.0

GS

17.9 (± 2.7)

27.1

10-h woody [%]

Response: F_{1, 2.6} = 9.79, P = *0.06

Variability: F_{1, 3.2} = 1.83, P = 0.26

DS

38.9 (± 8.0)

39.6

GS

14.6 (± 1.0)

20.9