Product details
- Publisher : Routledge; 2nd edition (October 30, 1996)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 432 pages
- ISBN-10 : 084938155X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0849381553
- Item Weight : 1.7 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.12 x 1.01 x 9.7 inches
$160.00
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Paperback – May 9, 2011
by Jan Cerney (Author), Roberta Sago (Author)
Once vital to fire prevention and detection, most of the Black Hills National Forest historic lookout towers now serve primarily as hiking destinations. The first crude lookout structures were built at Custer Peak and Harney Peak in 1911. Since that time, more than 20 towers have been constructed in the area. The first lookout towers were built of wood, most replaced by steel or stone. The Civilian Conservation Corps was instrumental in constructing fire towers during the 1930s and 1940s. One of the most famous and architecturally and aesthetically valued towers is the Harney Peak Fire Lookout--situated on the highest point east of the Rocky Mountains. Harney Peak is among a number of Black Hills towers listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. Over 200 vintage images tell the story of not only the historic fire towers but those who manned them. Perched atop high peaks in remote locations, fire lookout personnel spent countless hours scanning the forest, pinpointing dangers, often experiencing the powerful wrath of lightning strong enough to jolt them off their lightning stools.
Paperback – April 15, 2008
In Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers, Peter Barr describes 26 fire and lookout towers in the mountains of North Carolina. Each entry includes historical information about the tower and the mountain on which it stands. The entries contain descriptions of what can be seen from the towers; thorough directions, distances, and difficulty ratings for hiking trails and routes leading to the towers; maps; and photographs.
UK ed. Edition
by G. G. Matvienko (Author, Editor), S. V. Afonin (Editor), V. V. Belov (Editor)
This book considers the results of the theoretical and practical works dealing with forest fire detection from space. This first part of the book addresses the results of forest fire detection on the territory of Tomsk region for period of 1998-2008 with application of AVHRR/NOAA satellite system. The second part of this book presents the methodic foundations of RTM approach to the multispectral monitoring of the earth's surface. The third part describes the software for implementation of the RTM approach and the results of its practical application.
UK ed. Edition
by Roger P. Bennett (Author, Editor)
Forest fires are a serious problem affecting many terrestrial ecosystems and causing substantial economic damage. Due to the increase of frequency and severity of large forest fire and wildland-urban interface fires, the World Health Organization has identified this problem as a threat to public health security in the 21st century. This book gathers and presents current research from across the globe in the study of fire detection techniques and applications. Some topics discussed, herein, include: early detection of forest fires from space using the RTM method; using the Lidar technique (light detection and ranging) for evaluation and fire surveillance; remotely sensed fire maps and historic fire regime reconstructions; aerosol and trace gas retrievals from remote sensing fire products; as well as using wireless thermal sensors to detect the positions of the fire front.
Hardcover – April 1, 2002
by John Suiter (Author)
Based on unpublished letters, journalists, and interviews, this new look at the Beats focuses on the Western experiences of these seminal American writers. 25,000 first printingHardcover – April 20, 2021
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