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Direct Reading Frost Gage Is Reliable, Inexpensive

Informally Refereed

Abstract

A tube-type gage is economical, easy to make, and is a reliable indicator of frost depth. Gage reading were within ? 5 centimeters of indicated true frost depth 95 percent of the time.

Keywords

frost, gage

Citation

Harris, Alfred Ray. 1970. Direct Reading Frost Gage Is Reliable, Inexpensive. Research Note NC-89. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/11146