- Author
- Krueger, D.
- Title
- Radar Meteorology as a Modern Tool for Forest Fire Protection.
- Coporate
- National Weather Service, Atlantic City, NJ
- Report
- NOAA-71042807
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Conference on the Forest, Weather and Associated Environment. Proceedings. May 17-20, 1971, Atlanta, GA, 1-11 p., 1971
- Keywords
- forest fires | fire fighting | meteorology | fire protection | forecasting
- Identifiers
- forecasting; meteorological radar; weather forecasting
- Abstract
- The National Weather Service radars now watch over many of the country's forests. Pictures from these radars can be remoted to Fire Control Offices and National Weather Service Forest Meteorologists. Data from the radars have a great deal of potential value to fire control offiers. Some applications include (1) helaping to determine areas of high or low buildup index, (2) locating areas to be searched for possible lighting caused fires, (3) delineating windshifts approaching going fires and (4) showing paths of showers that may reduce fires or assist mop up.