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fine fuel

Concept · Fire in Forests. Glossary of Terms · Draft

URI

https://iri.suomi.fi/terminology/a0573222a/concept-23

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Definition

pieniläpimittainen, nopeasti kuivuva ja herkästi syttyvä metsän paloaines
brandbränsle med liten diameter, som torkar och antänds snabbt
small-diameter, fast-drying and easily flammable forest fuel

Note

Hieno paloaines on yleensä läpimitaltaan alle 6 mm. Hienoja paloaineksia ovat mm. pienet oksat, neulaset, jäkälät, sammalet, kuivuneet varvut ja heinät sekä maahan pudonneet lehdet ja kävyt.
Finbränsle har vanligen en diameter på mindre än 6 mm. Små kvistar, barr, lavar, mossor, torkat ris och gräs samt löv och kottar som fallit till marken är exempel på finfördelat brandbränsle.
Fine fuels are usually less than 6 mm in diameter, including, for example, small branches, needles, lichens, moss, dried subshrubs and grass as well as fallen leaves and cones.

Organization

Finnish Forest Centre

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