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An overview of the Canadian Fire Weather Index system / Vello Puss, meteorologist.: En57-44/79-032E-PDF

"The subject of the Canadian Fire Weather Index is often not too well understood by those not directly involved with the Fire Weather Program. This short paper contains a summary of the various concepts involved in the formulation of the fire weather index system. It is intended to served as a source of background informatio for any further Pacific Region Technical Notes on this subject."

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service. Pacific Region.
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service. Pacific Weather Center.
Title An overview of the Canadian Fire Weather Index system / Vello Puss, meteorologist.
Series title Pacific region technical notes ; no. 79-032
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Caption title.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographical references (page 3).
Publishing information Vancouver : Pacific Weather Centre, November 20, 1979.
Author / Contributor Puss, Vello, author.
Description 1 online resource (3 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : illustrations
Catalogue number
  • En57-44/79-032E-PDF
Subject terms Weather forecasts
Forest fires
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