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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Mounting the Attack on Wildfire

"Mounting the Attack on Wildfire" is a 18-minute video produced in 1987 by the Canadian Forest Service that offers an overview of the co-operative experimental burning project conducted with the Alberta Forest Service at Big Fish Lake in north-central Alberta during the mid to…
Year: 1987
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Field guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System, 3rd Edition

Taylor, Alexander
The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildland fire behavior potential. This field guide provides a simplified version of the system, presented in tabular format. It was prepared to assist field staff in making first…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

A response to 'Clarifying the meaning of mantras in wildland fire behaviour modelling: reply to Cruz et al. (2017)'

Cruz, Alexander, Sullivan
This paper represents our response to the questioning by Mell et al. (2018) of our interpretation (Cruz et al. 2017) of five generalised statements or mantras commonly repeated in the wildland fire behaviour modelling literature. We provide further clarity on key subjects and…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Mosses in North American grassland and savanna [abstract]

Christy
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

How to manage small prairie fires [abstract]

Pauly
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Some generalizing ideas about colonization and succession in green plants and fungi

Grubb
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Fire and survival traits of plants

Trabaud
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Burning - always necessary, always best?

Voight
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Predicted residues and fire behavior in small-stem lodgepole pine stands

Brown, Johnston
Fuel loading, fireline intensity, and expected fire size were determined after harvesting small-stem lodgepole pine stands. Curves relating predicted fireline intensity to slash fuel loading and windspeed are presented. Removing about 15 tons per acre of residues reduced…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Linking fire behavior to its effects on living plant tissue

Wade
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

A comparison of procedures to estimate fine dead fuel moisture for fire behaviour predictions

Burgan
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Analysis of the behavior and associated weather for a northwestern Ontario wildfire: Red Lake #7

Stocks, Flannigan
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Bushfire hydrology--the case of the leaking watersheds

Daniell, Kulik
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Engelmann spruce, lodgepole pine and subalpine fir seed germination success on ashbed conditions

Woodard, Cummins
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Selected parameters of Pinus banksiana Lamb. regeneration in Eastern Ontario

Weber, Hummel, Van Wagner
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wildfire Forecasting Meeting: Alaska CASC Fire Pilot Project

Rupp, Bieniek, Ziel, Bhatt
Meeting on Thursday November 29th, 2018 at the Alaska Fire Service on the Alaska Climate Adaption Science Center Wildfire Forecasting. Presenters include: Scott Rupp, Peter Bieniek, Robert (Zeke) Ziel, and Uma Bhatt
Year: 2018
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Parasites, lightning, and the vegetation mosaic in wilderness landscapes

Knight
From the Introduction ... 'The vegetation mosaic in any landscape is a function of environmental variation and historic disturbances, whether caused by humans or other factors. Many studies have focused on species composition in relation to environmental gradients, and secondary…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Will fire danger be reduced by using solar radiation management to limit global warming to 1.5 °C compared to 2.0 °C?

Burton, Betts, Jones, Williams
The commitment to limit warming to 1.5 °C as set out in the Paris Agreement is widely regarded as ambitious and challenging. It has been proposed that reaching this target may require a number of actions, which could include some form of carbon removal or Solar Radiation…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Online tools for weather information

Fill, Crandall
Basic information on past, current and future weather conditions is critical for making decisions in prescribed fire and wildfire operations. It is not surprising that weather is one side of the fire behavior triangle. Weather patterns prior to a fire affect fuel moisture and…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

North American forest futures 2018-2090: scenarios for building a more resilient forest sector

Bengston, Peck, Olson, Barros, Birdsey, Williams, Leyva Reyes, Zamudio-Sanchez
North American forests and forest management institutions are experiencing a wide range of significant ecological disturbances and socioeconomic changes, which point to the need for enhanced resilience. A critical capacity for resilience in institutions is strategic foresight.…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

A low-cost near-infrared digital camera for fire detection and monitoring

Burnett, Wing
The human visualization system is not optimally suited for fire detection. Smoke occlusion heavily limits flame visibility and low flames can be difficult to see. Thermal infrared (TIR) sensors mitigate these effects but come at high costs (>$3000) that limit use. Digital…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Getting Ready for the Fire Season: Alaska Fire Modeling Refresher

Moore, Ziel, Saperstein
Organized by the AWFCG Fire Modeling & Analysis Committee (FMAC), this webinar is meant to help listeners get ready for the upcoming fire season in Alaska. Speakers and topics included: Chris Moore on 2017 Fire Modeling Case Studies (AKA "Have you considered elevation in…
Year: 2018
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES

Reduction in global area burned and wildfire emissions since 1930s enhances carbon uptake by land

Arora, Melton
The terrestrial biosphere currently absorbs about 30% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This carbon uptake over land results primarily from vegetation’s response to increasing atmospheric CO2 but other factors also play a role. Here we show that since the 1930s increasing…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Simulation study of grass fire using a physics-based model: striving towards numerical rigour and the effect of grass height on the rate of spread

Moinuddin, Sutherland, Mell
Grid-independent rate of spread results from a physics-based simulation are presented. Previously, such a numerical benchmark has been elusive owing to computational restrictions. The grid-converged results are used to systematically construct correlations between the rate of…
Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Adapting Wildfire Management to 21st Century Conditions

Schoennagel, Godwin, Miller
The combination of frequent droughts, changing climate conditions, and longer fire seasons along with urban development expansion into wildland areas has resulted in more difficult conditions for managing wildfires. Wildfires are causing more frequent and wider-ranging societal…
Year: 2018
Type: Media
Source: FRAMES