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Definition

drought code noun

The Drought Code (DC) is a numeric rating of the average moisture content of deep, compact organic layers[1].

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Français

indice de sécheresse (IS)[2].

中文

干旱代码[3]

References


  1. Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019, October 23. https://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/background/summary/fwi
  2. Environmental Canada (1984). Tables for the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System. Retrieved 2019, October 26. https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/ftp/!Project/FireBehaviour/Canadian%20Fire%20Behaviour%20for%20AU/FWI%20Tables.pdf
  3. "TRG(A10.6)/GICM, FAO, 2005. Wildland Fire Management Terminology, FAO (Updated Jan 2005)".