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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS > FOREST FIRE DANGER INDEX

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FOREST FIRE DANGER INDEX  

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  • A forest fire danger index (FDI) or burning index (BI) is a relative number related to the contribution that fire behavior makes to the amount of effort needed to contain a fire of a specified fuel type. The index may be calculated differently by different agencies around the world. (en)

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  • 2012-06-26 11:05:34.0 [gee-cee] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (FOREST FIRE DANGER INDEX [16329a9b-72ea-4b46-b507-2ce389c63f50,22803] - LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS [112e71ec-c0a1-49a8-82d7-bcb317b45860,39835]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/16329a9b-72ea-4b46-b507-2ce389c63f50

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