Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 3. A summary of burn conditions when fire behavior was observed, these values were used as inputs into BEHAVE to predict fire behavior. | |||||||||
| Site | Burn date | No. fire behavior transects | Range of values for | Fuel moisture (%) | |||||
| No. installed | No. with reliable data | Slope (%) | Temp. (ºF) | Relative humidity (%) | Wind speed (mph) | 1 | 10 | ||
| ............ hr ............ | |||||||||
| Knob Noster State Park | 12/04/94 | 5 | 5 | 2-9 | 62-63 | 42-43 | 4-6 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Ha Ha Tonka State Park | 02/21/95 | 7 | 5 | 10-24 | 54-55 | 32-33 | 2-3 | 8.5 | 20.0 |
| Meramec State Park | 03/23/95 | 7 | 5 | 4-20 | 68-69 | 39-41 | 0-4 | 11.0 | 14.0 |
| Taum Sauk State Park | 03/13/96 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 6 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| P-Highway | 03/16/95 | 7 | 2 | 8-13 | 77-78 | 28-29 | 2-6 | 8.0 | 20.0 |
| University State Forest | 03/31/95 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45-50 | 42-52 | 0-1 | 8.0 | 12.0 |
| Peck Ranch Conservation Area | 04/10/96 | 10 | 9 | 5-16 | 52-70 | 28-35 | 1-8 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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