Measuring Soil and Tree Temperatures During Prescribed Fires with Thermocouple Probes

Measuring Soil and Tree Temperatures During Prescribed Fires with Thermocouple Probes
Author: Stephen S. Sackett
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Total Pages: 720
Release: 1992
Genre: Prescribed burning
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Soil and cambium temperatures must be known to ascertain certain effects of prescribed fires on trees. Thermocouple-based systems were devised for measuring soil and cambium temperatures during prescribed fires. The systems, which incorporate both commercially available and custom components, perform three basic functions: data collection, data retrieval, and data translation. Although the systems and procedures for using them were designed for research purposes, they could be adapted for monitoring operational prescribed fires.