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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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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A pilot study of visitor knowledge and support for prescribed burning at Grand Canyon National Park

Baas, Ross, Loomis
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Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Fire management policies and programs: an industry view

McDowell
[no description entered]
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

A field evaluation: helicopter mounted grenade dispenser and incendiary grenades

Ramberg
From the Introduction:'The objective of EDST 1710, Firing and Line Holding Devices, is to improve safety and efficiency in prescribed burning and wildfire control through the development of equipment for firing and line holding. There has been a need in the past to burn out and…
Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Uses and limitations of fecal analyses in Rangifer studies

Boertje, Davis, Valkenburg
Analysis of caribou fecal samples from 4 distinct caribou wintering areas revealed expected relative percentage use of lichens among the areas. Additional uses of fecal analysis include identification of most major plant groups in the diet, detection of trends in condition in…
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Detection of thunderstorms from satellite imagery for forest fire control

Jayaweera, Ahlnas
The Very High Resolution Radiometer of NOAA-2 and -3 can successfully locate and identify thunderstorms. Since lightning fires account for more than 90 percent of the acreage burned by forest fires in Alaska, this imagery promises to be a useful tool for forest fire control.…
Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Energy expenditures of caribou while cratering in snow

Fancy, White
The rate of energy expenditure by caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) digging in snow for lichens was determined by heart rate telemetry and an analysis of cratering mechanics. Based on significant linear relationship between energy expenditure and heart rate, the mean cost per…
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES