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The Alaska Reference Database originated as the standalone Alaska Fire Effects Reference Database, a ProCite reference database maintained by former BLM-Alaska Fire Service Fire Ecologist Randi Jandt. It was expanded under a Joint Fire Science Program grant for the FIREHouse project (The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse). It is now maintained by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and FRAMES, and is hosted through the FRAMES Resource Catalog. The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Hibbert
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Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

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Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

McRae
An increase in the use of prescribed fire as a forest management tool is anticipated in Ontario where its use is viewed as a viable method of site preparation for regeneration purposes. Literature available on prescribed burning in the jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) logging…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wagner
From the introduction ... 'In this paper a detailed, general review of the toxic species evolved over a wide range of conditions is given, along with an outline of the physiological responses to the common fire gases and liquids. Published reviews appear to be few1-3; for the…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Lafferty
From the text ... 'Objectives of the study 1) To compare pre— and postburn plant communities. 2) To determine vegetal succession patterns after fires of different intensities. 3) To relate successional patterns to natural and artificial regeneration after fires of different…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Walker, Stocks
Two wildfires in Ontario in 1971 are analyzed with respect to fire weather, fuel conditions and fire behavior, including rate of spread, fuel consumption and fire intensity. No attempt is made to assess suppression techniques or to discuss fire control costs.
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Gruell
Grazing impact by elk and moose has been a point of concern in Jackson Hole for many years. Concern has been primarily directed toward sparsely vegetated south aspects, aspen stands, and willow bottoms. Numerous transects have quantified heavy forage utilization. Trend studies…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Fosberg
Numerical and analytical soluations of the Fickian diffusion equation were used to determine the effects of precipitation on dead cylindrical forest fuels. The analytical solution provided a physical framework. The numerical solutions were then used to refine the analytical…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Myler
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Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Claiborne
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Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Deeming, Lancaster, Fosberg, Furman, Schroeder
The National Fire-Danger Rating (NFDR) System produces three indexes-Occurrence, Burning, and Fire Load-that measure relative fire potentials. These indexes are derived from the fire behavior components-Spread, Energy Release, and Ignition-plus a consideration of Risk. Three…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Frandsen, Andrews
Predicting fire behavior in nonuniform fuel arrays is a problem requiring: 1. A method of assessing fuel nonuniformity, 2. A method of simulating fuel nonuniformity, and 3. An algorithm governing fire spread through a simulated array. Satisfying these requirements is the…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Fuquay, Baughman, Latham
A model has been developed for predicting the number of lightning-fire ignitions in wildland fuels. The model is based on both stochastic and physical processes. Stochastic methods are used to generalize the lightning storm characteristics and site conditions that affect the…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Phillips
Some of you may be like I am: a thick-skinned, hard-of-hearing traditionalist. For many years we fire fighters, fire managers, and resource managers have been bombarded, lambasted and harangued about the need to integrate fire and fire management into plans for managing wildland…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Lyon
Land use planning has truly reached a high plateau in this country. Planning is firmly entrenched and here to stay. With the population increase and therefore increased resource demands, our resource producing land base is shrinking. We must strive for maximum production on the…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Nelson
The policy for dealing with fires on National Forest System lands was changed in 1977, in essence from control to management. The change was based on the knowledge and understanding that fire can result in a positive effect on wildland resources. Land managers were directed to…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Lawson
Description not entered.
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Burgan
Describes a model for estimating moisture content of live herbs, shrubs, and grasses as part of the 1978 NFDRS. Weather parameters are used to calculate moisture content for annual or perennial herbaceous plants and leaves and twigs of small woody plants. Provides for adjusting…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Gray
From Introduction and Background: During 1976-77, the Slave Lake Forest prepared a Management Issues Report that outlined, in order of priority, all areas requiring integrated resource management planning. The Big Bend area was designated as the priority area for fire danger…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Johnson
The Weibull distribution is shown to fit well with empirical data of fire intervals for a population of sites. The distribution demonstrates that the recurrence of fire in the subarctic forests of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is predictable. The three parameters of the…
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Fahnestock
[no description entered]
Year: 1979
Type: Document
Source: TTRS