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Canadian Wildland Fire Information System - Fire Weather Index
Entry ID: Canada_CFS_CdnWilanFireInfSyFWI

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Summary
Abstract: The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System, Fire Weather Index, consists of
six components that account for the effects of fuel moisture and wind on fire
behavior.

The first three components are fuel moisture codes and are numerical
ratings of the moisture content of litter and other fine fuels, the average
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Description: GeoConnections Discovery Portal. Canada's IDN Node.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 84.0   S: 42.0   E: -52.0   W: -141.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre
Dataset Title: Canadian Wildland Fire Information System - Fire Weather Index
Dataset Release Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dataset Publisher: Government of Canada, NRC, CFS, Northern Forestry Centre
Online Resource: http://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1953-01-01
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > ALBERTA
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Platform
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FLASKS Ancillary Description
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Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
CDIAC
Data Center
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: alert.437
Dataset ID: alert.438
Dataset ID: barrow.442
Dataset ID: barrow.443
Dataset ID: capegrim.447
Dataset ID: capegrim.448
Dataset ID: maunaloa.451
Dataset ID: maunaloa.452
Dataset ID: niwot.456
Dataset ID: niwot.457
Dataset ID: samoa.462
Dataset ID: samoa.463
Dataset ID: spole.467
Dataset ID: spole.468

Data Center Personnel
Name: CARBON DIOXIDE INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER
Fax: (865) 574-2232
Contact Address:
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O.. Box 2008
City: OAK RIDGE
Province or State: TENNESSEE
Postal Code: 37831-6335
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Personnel
JAMES H. BUTLER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +1-303-497-6898
Fax: +1-303-497-6290
Email: James.H.Butler at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NAT OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN
CLIMATE MONITORING & DIAGNOSTICS LABORATORY
325 BROADWAY
City: BOULDER
Province or State: COLORADO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Boden, T.A., D.P. Kaiser, R.J. Sepanski, and F.W. Stoss (eds.). 1994. 'Trends '93: A compendium of data on global change',ORNL/CDIAC-65, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-05-02

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