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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Swetnam, Villalba, Whitlock
We propose a workshop in 2002 at the University of Arizona to discuss the current state of knowledge on fire and its linkages between climate and ecosystem change. Such discussion requires a concerted and collaborative effort among traditionally independent disciplines. We will…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Bobbe, Finco, Parsons, Sohlberg
Plans for watershed rehabilitation after a wildfire must be developed and implemented as quickly as possible after containment to be effective. One of the most difficult inputs to generate is the assessment of how the wildfire affected the hydraulic properties of the soil,…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Sandberg, Alvarado, Ferguson, Leuschen, McKenzie, O'Neill, Ottmar, Peterson
The primary objective of the Emission Production Model project is: To improve the usability, accuracy, and applicability of an Emission Production Model to predict air pollutant source strength, heat release rate, and plume buoyancy from all fire environments and all fuel types…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
González-Cabán
The symposium it is organized around seven major themes: 1. Regional and global vision of the forest fire problem 2. Theory and methods for strategic fire planning 3. Nonmarket and market valuation methods for strategic fire planning 4. Forest firs and sustainable forest…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Major
Project Objectives 1. Synthesize Available Information on Habitat Requirements and Effects of Fire on Resident Wildlife Species (National Coverage). 2. National Workshop on Habitat Structure: Fire Fuel Loads and Wildlife Use. 3. Prototype Project: Develop Sampling Protocols for…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Omi, Martinson
Objectives 1) To synthesize, in one document, existing information on historic fire regimes in the US; 2) To document fuel profile changes in these regimes to the extent possible, including a discussion of impacts on ecosystem function and consequent fire behavior; 3) To…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Malm, Molenar
The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) has a requirement for assistance to the JFSP Governing Board and Program Manager in a comprehensive data analysis and literature review as described in the recently developed JFSP Smoke Science Plan (SSP). Assistance shall include the…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Omi, Rideout
A 2-year study is proposed in response to Task 3 of the second Request for Proposals authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board ('Develop, evaluate, or compare methods or approaches to incorporate wildland fuels management information into landscape scale land…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Landres, Black, Miller
We propose to develop methods that allow managers to incorporate information on the risks and benefits of wildland fuels management into landscape scale planning. Although wildland fire managers have a full spectrum of strategies available for reducing fuels, they lack…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Brooks
This is a proposal soliciting support for a symposium on the inter-relationships between fire and invasive plants. This symposium is scheduled for 1:00-4:30 PM, 6 August 2002, in Tucson, Arizona, as a special session of the joint meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA…
Year: 2004
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Moore
The DEASCO3 project will produce analytical results and a dynamic and accessible technical tool which enables Federal Land Managers (FLM) to participate more fully in ozone air quality planning efforts. We will turn complex technical analyses of a series of well-chosen historic…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Robinson
The International Association of Wildland Fires (IAWF) 4th Fire Behavior and Fuels Management Conference will take place late February or early March in North Carolina. The IAWFs mission is to facilitate communication and provide leadership for the wildland fire community. The…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
McIver
In response to Joint Fire Science Program RFA 2012-4 (Dataset Archival Task), this proposal seeks funding in the amount of $9,982 to gather, prepare, document, and archive the complete dataset for the National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS). The FFS dataset will be…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
González-Cabán
In the spring of 2008, the Third International Symposium on Fire Economics, Planning, and Policy: A World View was held in Carolina, Puerto Rico to address the issues related to the economics, policy and planning of wildland fire management problems and concerns. Since then,…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Lee, Smith
This project supports the identification and organization of data from early fire behavior experiments with particular emphasis on radiative and convective spread mechanisms. These pivotal experiments were conducted at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory from the early 1960s…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Cawrse, VanDyck
This is a proposal to improve performance of the Forest Vegetation Simulator related to processing speed and linkages to other software. These improvements will better meet the needs of landscape analyses for fire planning for the Interagency Fuels Treatment - Decision Support…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Alexander, Cruz, Peterson, Vaillant
The focus of the proposed project will be on synthesizing the available information on crown fire behavior related to conifer forests (e.g., the onset of crowning, type of crown fire and the associated spread rate and fireline intensity, convection column development, spotting,…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Smith
What constitutes a high-quality synthesis for wildland managers? Fire managers often request syntheses, and the Joint Fire Science Project (JFSP) has responded--publishing eight syntheses on its website to date and supporting online publication of nearly 300 species reviews (…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Princevac, Achtemeier, Goodrick, Mahalingam, Venkatram
Researchers from the University of California at Riverside and the USDA Forest Service (FS) are proposing a study to understand the processes that govern the formation of 'superfog', which is associated with low intensity, smoldering fires. This study is designed to complement a…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Urbanski, Achtemeier, Hao, Kovalev
The proposal addresses JFSP AFP-2008-1, Task 6, Smoke and Emissions Models Evaluation. Wildland fire is a significant source of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5, particles· with a diameter less than 2.5 Jlm) and volatile organic compounds that can contribute to ozone (03)…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
McKenzie
This project reviews the essential ingredients of a modeling system for projecting smoke consequences in a rapidly warming climate that is expected to change wildfire regimes significantly. We present relevant details of each component of the system, offer suggestions for the…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Potter, Rorig
We propose to hold a workshop to train approximately ten smoke modeling specialists who would be available thereafter to support wildland fire incidents on a regional scale, similar to the role the AirFire Team played for the 2011 fires in the Southwestern US. The workshop will…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Cochrane, Wimberly
The fire situation in the United States is well documented with a growing prevalence of larger and more intense fires that have increasingly severe consequences for affected ecosystems and human health and well being. Wildland fire managers have the task of mitigating the…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Shindler, Toman
Considerable social science research has been conducted at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) since inception of the Joint Fire Science Program and National Fire Plan. Results have provided useful insight into factors including public acceptance of fuel treatments, communication…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Trainor, Leigh, York
In Alaska's boreal forest, fire is an integral part of ecosystem function. Smoke often fills the summer skies, and extensive wildfires can pose risks to life, property and subsistence livelihoods. The frequency and severity of wildfires in the interior and south central regions…
Year: 2013
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES