Haines Index

Haines, D.A., 1988: A lower atmosphere severity index for wildland fires. National Weather Digest, 13, 23-27.

Potter, B.E., and J.E. Martin, 2001: Accuracy of 24- and 48-hour forecasts of the Haines Index. National Weather Digest, 25, 38-46.

Potter, B.E., T. Sawin, and J. Martin, 2002: How accurate are Haines Index forecasts on the University of Wisconsin website? Fire Management Today, 62, 21-23.

Potter, B.E., D. Borsum, and D. Haines, 2002: Keeping Haines real – or really changing Haines? Fire Management Today, 62, 41-46.

Werth, P.A., and R. Ochoa, 1993: The evaluation of Idaho wildfire growth using the Haines Index. Weather and Forecasting, 8, 223-234.

Werth, J., and P. Werth, 1998: Haines Index climatology for the western United States. Fire Management Notes, 58, 8-17.

Fire Weather (General)

Brotak, E.A., 1976. Meteorological conditions associated with major wildland fires. Ph.D. dissertation. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. 163 pp.

Brotak, E.A., 1992. Low-level weather conditions preceding major wildfires. Fire Management Notes, 53-54, 23-26.

NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis

Kalnay, E. et al., 1996: The NCEP/NCAR 40-year reanalysis project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 77, 437–471.

Rawinsonde Observations

Winkler, J.A., 2004: The impact of technology on in situ atmospheric observations and climate science. In Geography and Technology, Stanley Brunn, Susan Cutter, J.W. Harrington, editors, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 461-490.