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An Easy-To-Make Shelter for the Triple Beam Balance Used at Fire Weather Stations
Author(s): John S. Frost
Date: 1976
Source: Research Note NC-208. 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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Describes how to build a housing for the balance used to weigh fuel moisture sticks. The housing is easy to build, low-cost, and can be mounted on the supports of the standard cotton region shelter.Publication Notes
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Frost, John S. 1976. An Easy-To-Make Shelter for the Triple Beam Balance Used at Fire Weather Stations. Research Note NC-208. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment StationKeywords
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