Vietnam War: Forest Fire as a Military Weapon - Paperless Archives
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SECRET<br />
CLIMATE CL-DRYL<br />
COOL WINTER, DRY YEARLONG<br />
are:<br />
Subtropical. temperate, and continental desert climates - common winter frosts - having 12 "B" months. Examples<br />
Precipitation No. of Months Yearly Humidity Values<br />
Location Pattern "H . D .B" (l)<br />
Puerto Madryn. Argen. Desert 0 12 12 0 -47<br />
Alice Sprs., Aust. Desert 0 12 12 0 -87<br />
L<strong>as</strong> Veg<strong>as</strong>. Nev. Desert 0 12 12 0 -85<br />
El P<strong>as</strong>o, Tex<strong>as</strong> Desert 0 12 12 0 -57<br />
Cipolleti, Argen. Desert 0 12 12 0 -52<br />
(NOTE: DRYL climates with 12 "B" months arc of limited occurrence under colder winters.)<br />
Temperature: Limiting during short winter period.<br />
Precipitation: Extremely restrictive.<br />
Major ve etation types: Open desert shrub stands.<br />
Ground-storyvegetation: Semi-shrubs and gr<strong>as</strong>ses.<br />
Amount: Low dry weight: discontinuous.<br />
Moisture content: Low most of year.<br />
Little layer: Absent.<br />
Total available fuel weight on aood burning day: 0.07 pounds per square foot.<br />
Burn days: Yearlong burn se<strong>as</strong>on except for short rainy periods.<br />
Desiccation needs: Fuel is insufficient for burning.<br />
Example location (L<strong>as</strong> Veg<strong>as</strong>, Nevada, Fig. BI7).<br />
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