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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Wilcove
Restricted in size and surrounded by a modified, even alien environment, fragmented ecosystems can suffer a loss of biological diversity, most noticeably through the extinction of species. The extinction process that occurs as result of gragmentation can be divided into four…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Noss
Natural areas usually are selected for protection according to the elements contained within them. A focus on content alone, however, is incomplete because the structure and use of the surrounding landscape will determine whether a 'protected area' will be able to maintain the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Gilbert, Johnson, Zala
To combat the major problem of lightning-caused forest fires in British Columbia, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests operates a lightning locating system developed by Lightning Location and Protection Inc. As of 1985, this network consisted of 18 magnetic direction finders…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Webb
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Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bergeron, Gagnon
At the northern limit of red pine (Pinusresinosa Ait.) fire may be of critical importance in determining the persistence of red pine and its restriction to islands and shores of lakes. The objectives of the study were to document the distribution pattern of red pine populations…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Waterworth
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Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Warren
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Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Deeming
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Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Chase
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Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
This 'futuring' symposium addressed the possible, preferred, and probable status of wildland fire management and research in the year 2000 and beyond. Papers cover the fire protection needs of the public, management response to these perceived needs, and the research and…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Broccoli, Manabe
The contributions of expanded continental ice, reduced atmospheric carbon dioxide, and changes in land albedo to the maintenance of the climate of the last glacial maximum (LGM) are examined. A series of experiments is performed using an atmosphere-mixed layer ocean model in…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Wilson
A method is proposed for predicting a probabilistic distribution of fire behavior. A fire model gives conditional distributions of the physical fire site parameters one would observe for given fire states. The probabilistic prediction is provided by Bayes formula and knowledge…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Morris
Summarizes past efforts to model fire spotting from wildland fires. Explains how Albini's spotting model for wind-driven surfaces was simplified with no loss in accuracy and the resulting model implemented in the BEHAVE fire prediction and fire modeling computer system and on…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Burgan
The basic concepts of fuel modeling were presented in the fuel subsystem of BEHAVE. This report expands on these concepts in an attempt to provide a better understanding of the technical details of constructing site-specific fire behavior fuel models. This discussion is…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Haines, Smith
Observation shows that three types of horizontal vortices may form during intense wildland fires. Two of these vortices are longitudinal relative to the ambient wind and the third is transverse. One of the longitudinal types, a vortex pair, occurs with extreme heat and low to…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bennett, Brode, Dicke, Eskridge, Garrison, Irwin, Koerber, Lockhart, Method, Perkins, Wilson
(Adapted from preface) Document provided EPA guidance on collection and use of on-site meteorological data for regulatory modelling applications.
[This publication is referenced in the "Synthesis of knowledge of extreme fire behavior: volume I for fire managers" (Werth et al…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Smith
Fire management simulation models are used to predict the impact of changes in the fire management program on fire outcomes. As with all models, the goal is to abstract reality without seriously distorting relationships between variables of interest. One important variable of…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Schlobohm, Rochna
The ability of fire suppressant foams to improve ground-applied fire control efforts was evaluated. Foaming agents and foam-generating systems were examined. Performance evaluations were made for direct attack, indirect attack, and mop-up. Foam was determined to suppress and…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Reinhardt
Managers use prescribed fire to accomplish a variety of resource objectives. The knowledge needed to design successful prescriptions is both quantitative and qualitative. Some of it is available through publications and computer programs, but much of the knowledge of expert…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jenkins, Matsumoto-Grah
Interactive video is a powerful medium, bringing together the emotional impact of video and film and the interactive capabilities of the computer. Interactive videodisc instruction can be used as a tutorial, for drill and practice and in simulations, as well as for information…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Dimitrakopoulos, Martin
A small number of fires escape initial attack suppression efforts and become large, but their effects are significant and disproportionate. In 1983, of 200,000 wildland fires in the United States, only 4,000 exceeded 100 acres. However, these escaped fires accounted for roughly…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Dimitrakopoulos
According to National Fire Management Analysis System (NFMAS) assumptions, escaped fires are those that exceed the defined maximum size (1000 acres), containment time limit (8 hours), or the capabilities of the suppression forces dispatched by the user. Acreage for each fire…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Simard, Donoghue
Describes, from a historical perspective, methods used to characterize fire prevention problems and evaluate prevention programs and discusses past research efforts to bolster these analytical and management efforts. Highlights research on the sociological perspectives of the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Murphy, Cole
The Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, uses prescribed fire for habitat improvement on over 400 National Wildlife Refuges across the United States. Wildfire is a problem on some refuges. Escaped fires have resulted in fatalities and the loss of millions…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Rothermel, Andrews
An "integrated fire behavior/fire danger rating system" should be "seamless" to avoid requiring choices among alternate, independent systems. Descriptions of fuel moisture, fuels, and fire behavior should be standardized, permitting information to flow easily through the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES