From the Introduction ... 'It is a well known fact that the presence of moisture exerts considerable influence on the difficulty of ignition and the subsequent rate of combustion of forest fuels. Its effect on ignition is primarily a result of the...
Alaska Reference Database
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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Person: Simard
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
From the Introduction:'This paper has been prepared to provide some background information on the present utilization of airtankers in suppressing forest fires in Canada and to explore what might be done to improve the use pattern of this...
Person: Williams, McLean, Hodgson
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
This study was initiated to determine the impact of clearcutting, slashburning and skidroads on deep (>3 feet) coarse glacial soil at low elevations (<1000 ft. above sea level) of coastal British Columbia.
Person: Willington
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
A model forest canopy was designed to simulate the meteorological characteristics of typical live forests. Measurements were made of velocity, turbulence, drag, and gaseous plume spread within the simulated canopy. The resulting data compares favorably...
Person: Meroney
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
This note outlines the objectives and problems of prescribed burning as a tool of forest management. The importance of a number of weather factors is discussed and suggestions are presented for provision of effective weather guidance to forest officers...
Person: Turner
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
From the text... 'It has long been recognized in forestry that minor vegetation leafing out on the forest floor in the early spring retards the advance of surface fires. This experiment was designed to provide some general understanding of this...
Person: Stocks, Walker
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
From the text...'The measurement of temperature in forest fires is complicated by the tendency of thermocouples to radiate heat to cooler surroundings outside the flame, and thus to register less than the true flame temperature. In the United...
Person: Walker, Stocks
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
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Person: Jones, Johnston
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
Appraisal of damage to forests from insects, fire, and disease has been approached in many ways. In North America, at least, no single Thing to Do has evolved. With the help of comments by Pooh and his associates, the article is a brief review of...
Person: Flora
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS
Game theory and decision theory could help a fireboss evaluate strategies to use in forest fire control. This paper describes several types of matrix games, subjective utility, and various criteria for strategy selection. It shows, in scenario forms,...
Person: Davis
Year: 1968
Resource Group: Document
Source: TTRS