Weather Station Handbook--


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Biological Report


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Climate Data and Resources: Climate resources. 5. Solar Radiation. The nature of solar radiation. Attention of solar radiation. Measuring solar irradiance. Estimating the solar irradiance of level ground. Values of solar irradiance. Solar irradiance of sloping surfaces. Solar energy. Radiation and climate change. 6. Wind. Causes of wind. Surface winds. Wind profile. Time variations. Frequencies of various wind speeds. Gusts. Estimating extreme winds. Spatial variation of winds. Windpower. 7. Precipitation. Introduction. Precipitation processes. Spatial variation of rainfall. Estimating the total rainfall within a catchment. Long-term, annual and seasonal rainfalls. Monthly and short-term rainfalls. Heavy rainfalls. Dew. Snow. Precipitation and climate change. 8. Notes


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Weather Guide for the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System


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This weather guide includes detailed specifications for locating and instrumenting fire weather stations, taking weather observations, and overwintering the Drought Code component of the FWI System. The sensitivity of the FWI System components to weather elements is represented quantitatively. The importance of weather that is not directly observable is discussed in the context of fuel moisture and fire behavior. Current developments in the observation and measurement of fire weather and the forecasting of fire danger are discussed, along with the implications for the reporting of fire weather of increasingly automated fire management information systems.