Wildfires can destroy property and vegetation, thereby threatening people’s livelihoods and food security. Soil moisture and biomass are important determinants of wildfire hazard. Corresponding novel satellite-based observations therefore present an...
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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.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: O, Hou, Orth
Year: 2020
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
Forest fires are an integral part of the natural Earth system dynamics, however they are becoming more devastating and less predictable as anthropogenic climate change exacerbates their impacts. In order to advance fire science, fire danger reanalysis...
Person: Vitolo, Di Giuseppe, Barnard, San-Miguel-Ayanz, Libertà, Krzeminski
Year: 2020
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
Context
Forest landscapes worldwide are shaped by abiotic drivers such as fire, windstorms, and drought, but also by biotic drivers like insect pests and pathogens. Although the effects of such drivers on forest dynamics have been studied...
Person: Canelles, Aquilué, James, Lawler, Brotons
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
The fire plume height (smoke injection height) is an important parameter for calculating the transport and lifetime of smoke particles, which can significantly affect regional and global air quality and atmospheric radiation budget. To develop an...
Person: Ke, Wang, Zou, Song, Liu
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
This report assesses recent forest disturbance in the Western United States and discusses implications for sustainability. Individual chapters focus on fire, drought, insects, disease, invasive plants, and socioeconomic impacts. Disturbance data came...
Person: Barrett, Robertson
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
With the increasing frequency and severity of fire, there is an increasing desire to better manage fuels and minimize, as much as possible, the impacts of fire on soils and other natural resources. Piling and/or burning slash is one method of managing...
Person: Massman
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
Background
Wildland fire (wildfire; bushfire) pollution contributes to poor air quality, a risk factor for premature death. The frequency and intensity of wildfires are expected to increase; improved tools for estimating exposure to fire smoke...
Person: Larsen, Hanigan, Reich, Qin, Cope, Morgan, Rappold
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
Vegetation fires are an essential component of the Earth system but can also cause substantial economic losses, severe air pollution, human mortality and environmental damage. Contemporary fire regimes are increasingly impacted by human activities and...
Person: Bowman, Kolden, Abatzoglou, Johnston, Van der Werf, Flannigan
Year: 2020
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
The 193 million acres managed by the Forest Service play a significant role in the United States’ mitigation of climate change by serving the dual role of removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing long-term carbon storage. In acknowledgment of...
Person: Watts
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES
In 2018, in response to calls from Congress to accelerate cross-boundary fire hazard reduction and improve forest resilience, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published the Shared Stewardship Strategy (USFS 2018). The document emphasizes partnership with...
Person: Kooistra, Schultz, Huber-Stearns, Abrams, Greiner, Sinkular
Year: 2021
Resource Group: Document
Source: FRAMES