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Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian
Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian
The Rule of Thumb by Greg Kuyumjian has been used by Region 3 BAER team members, which is about 7% of BAER interviewees (Foltz and others 2008).
Experienced BAER team members often use their own rule of thumb, which they developed based on their experience and post-fire monitoring observation and what works well within certain regions. An experiened BAER hydrologist (pers. comm. Kuyumjian 2007) suggested using the following rule of thumb, which requires a minimal amount of input information.
You will need to know the following: Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian.
Input Requirement To use the Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian, the following information is required:
Steps
Advantages The following were advantages to applying the Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian for post-fire runoff and erosion estimation. The Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian:
Disadvantages The folliwng were disadvantages to applying the Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian for post-fire runoff and erosion estimation. the Rule of Thumb by Kuyumjian:
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