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A Probe for Measuring Moisture Content in Dead Roundwood
Author(s): Richard W. Blank; John S. Frost; James E. Eenigenburg
Date: 1983
Source: Research Note NC-306. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
Publication Series: Research Note (RN)
Station: North Central Research Station
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This paper reports field test results of a wood moisture probe''s accuracy in measuring fuel moisture content of dead roundwood. Probe measurements, corrected for temperature, correlated well with observed fuel moistures of 1-inch dead jack pine branchwood.Publication Notes
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Blank, Richard W.; Frost, John S.; Eenigenburg, James E. 1983. A Probe for Measuring Moisture Content in Dead Roundwood. Research Note NC-306. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment StationKeywords
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