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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Rorig, Bothwell
Dry thunderstorms are a major source of wildfires, and are disproportionately responsible for igniting major wildfires, yet currently dry thunderstorm predictions at high spatial resolutions are unavailable for most of the country. We propose development of improved dry…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Chojnacky, Jenkins
Beginning with our earlier database and synthesis of individual-tree biomass equations for North America (Jenkins et al. 2003; Jenkins et al. 2004), we will update with current literature on new equations, add equations including tree height (which were excluded in previous work…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Mason, Alvarado
This project will promote information exchange between tribes, agencies, research organizations, and institutions of higher learning to explore the feasibility, interest, and utility of developing a nation-wide program to improve information and technology transfer between…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Wright
JFSP goals can be achieved only if the resulting scientific information is effectively transferred to the users. Recognizing that science delivery approaches are often developed on an ad hoc basis without an overall understanding of the research application process, AFP 2 004-4…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Jones, Chung, Seielstad, Zuuring
We propose a 3-year project, which includes 1.25 year to integrate existing fire behavior and optimization models into a system for spatially scheduling treatments to maintain effective fire and non-fire fuels treatments at landscape scales, .5 year to test the system on two…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Hu, Higuera, Rupp
Fire and fuels management goals in Alaska are hindered by a limited understanding of fire history and the controls of fire regimes. Nowhere is this statement more accurate that in tundra ecosystems that cover nearly one-third of the state. Over 60 communities and 348 native…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Robichaud, Sims
Escalating costs of post-fire emergency stabilization treatments and the lack of available treatment effectiveness information were recently highlighted in two Government Accounting Office reports. Research and monitoring results from the past decade are providing the needed…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Miller, Ager, Finney
This project builds on and extends the completed work from JFSP project #01-1-1-05 to compare and evaluate burn probability (BP) models, and incorporate these into a risk analysis framework. During that JFSP project, the GIS model BurnPro was developed and used to estimate…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Affleck
We propose to organize a special invited session on conifer crown measurement and modeling strategies at the 2010 Western Mensurationists Meeting. This invited session and a follow-up workshop focused on conifer crown measurement and modeling strategies will bring together…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Smith, Lamb
Accurate information on regional background particulate matter concentrations is essential to burn permitting and airshed management. Such information is essential to efforts to comply with National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The standard approach (applied by Malm: # 01-1-5-…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Trainor, Hrobak, Rupp, York
We propose a fire science delivery and outreach consortium to encompass the state of Alaska that will engage scientists at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, BLM Alaska Fire Service, the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, two committees of the Alaska Wildland Fire…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Omi, Kaufmann, Martinson
We propose a four-pronged approach for synthesizing information on fuel treatment effectiveness: 1) Scoping exercises with land manager focus groups; 2) Review of relevant published literature; 3) Quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis) of comparable data sources; 4) Organization…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Linn, Koo
To provide critical spotting information to fire managers and the developers of operational wildfire behavior models, a physics-based spotting model will be developed and used to characterize potential spotting hazard in complex wildland urban interface (WUI) fires. The spread…
Year: 2010
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES