References

The publications below contain additional information on the Haines Index, its calculation, use and interpretation. Not all of these publications are cited on this web site, and those that are available electronically include links.

Brotak E.A. (1992-1993) Low-level conditions preceding major wildfires. Fire Management Notes 52-53, 23-26.

Haines, D.A. (1988) A lower atmospheric severity index for wildland fires. National Weather Digest 13, 23-27.

Jones K.M., Maxwell C. (1998) A seasonal Haines Index climatology for New Mexico and the significance of its diurnal variations in the elevated Southwest. Preprints, Second Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, American Meteorological Society ( Boston, MA)

Potter, B.E. (1995) Regional analysis of Haines’ LASI. Fire Management Notes55(3):30.

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

Werth P, and Ochoa R. (1990) The Haines Index and Idaho wildfire growth. Fire Management Notes 51(4):9-13.

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