Subject: FFE Update
Name:  Stephanie Rebain
Date:  12/29/2014
Variants affected: AK, CA, EC, EM, IE, PN, WC, WS

Description:

1)  An error with the shrub estimates for some hardwood cover types was fixed
    in the AK, CA, EC, PN, WC, and WS variants.
2)  Default initial fuel loadings and herb and shrub estimates were adjusted 
    for some hardwood cover types in the IE and EM variants.  The new values are
    for quaking aspen from Ottmar and others (2000):
    
Ottmar, R.D., R.E. Vihnanek, C.S. Wright. 2000b. Stereo photo series for quantifying
natural fuels. Volume III: Lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, and gambel oak types in
the Rocky Mountains. PMS 832. Boise, ID: National Wildfire Coordinating Group,
National Interagency Fire Center. 85 pp

Modified Files:
fire/ak/src/fmcba.f - edited shrub values
fire/ca/src/fmcba.f - edited shrub values
fire/ec/src/fmcba.f - edited shrub values
fire/pn/src/fmcba.f - edited shrub values
fire/wc/src/fmcba.f - edited shrub values
fire/ws/src/fmcba.f - edited shrub values
fire/ie/src/fmcba.f - edited herb and shrub values and initial default fuel loadings
fire/em/src/fmcba.f - edited herb and shrub values and initial default fuel loadings
fire/tt/src/fmcba.f - edited comments
fire/nc/src/fmcba.f - edited comments