Fire Ecology

Table 2 Relationship between heights (cm) of pyrometers affixed to t-posts, distance (cm) of pyrometer from fuel break, and average temperature (°C) during prescribed fires in Avra Valley, Arizona, USA.

From: Creating Hotter Fires in the Sonoran Desert: Buffelgrass Produces Copious Fuels and High Fire Temperatures

Temperature (°C)
Height (cm)	Vertical	Horizontal
0	568	559
30	799	354
60	759	177
120	659	177

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