From: Measuring the Rate of Spread of Chaparral Prescribed fires in Northern California
Site | Date | ROS (m s−1) | Flame length (m) | Comments |
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HREC1 | June 1995 | 0.32 (0.22–0.42) | 7–12 | 4 intervals obscured by smoke; N = 3 |
HREC2 | June 1995 | 0.38 (0.3–0.42) | 7–18 | 5 intervals obscured by smoke; N = 2 |
COW | November 2005 | 0.56 (0.35–0.7)* | 5–20 | *ROS influenced by ring ignition and helicopter-induced wind; N = 3 |
HREC3 | February 2006 | 0.31, 0.23 | 7.5–12 | Direct view obstructed, first point unburned; N = 2 |
HREC4 | February 2006 | - | 7.5–12 | ROS indeterminable, flaming front flanked transect |
HREC5 | February 2006 | 0.42 (0.19–0.68) | 9–12 | Wind blowing across slope influencing ROS; N = 6 |
HREC6 | December 2006 | 0.22 (0.13–0.39) | 9–15 | First transect successful, other transects burned by flanking fire; N = 9 |