Abstract
Extremes in rainfall on the Hawaiian Islands make it difficult to judge forest fire danger conditions. The use of an automatic data collection and computer processing system helps to monitor the problem.
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Note: Messrs. Burgan and Fujioka are on the staff of the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Mr. Hirata is with the National Weather Service. All three are stationed at Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Burgan, R.E., Fujioka, F.M. & Hirata, G.H. A fire danger rating system for Hawaii. Fire Technol 10, 275–281 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589985
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589985