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Burnt area is a critical parameter for estimating emissions of greenhouse gases associated with biomass burning. Several burnt area products (BAPs) derived from Earth Observation satellites/sensors have been released; these are based on different spatial resolutions and derived…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Mapping
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, burnt area, remote sensing, MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, AVHRR - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, greenhouse gases
Fire regimes in many north Australian savanna regions are today characterised by frequent wildfires occurring in the latter part of the 7-month dry season. A fire management program instigated from 2005 over 24,000 km2 of biodiversity-rich Western Arnhem Land aims to reduce the…
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Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Intelligence, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire frequency, fire regimes, season of fire, wildfires, elevation, greenhouse gases, remote sensing, roads, Northern Territory of Australia, fire management, forest management, savannas, sloping terrain, fire management, greenhouse gas emissions, leverage, planned fire, unplanned fire, Australia
The main purpose of this work is to estimate the impact of forest fires on air pollution applying the LOTOS-EUROS air quality modeling system in Portugal for three consecutive years, 2003-2005. Forest fire emissions have been included in the modeling system through the…
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Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Models
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire case histories, fire intensity, fire size, season of fire, smoke effects, wildfires, air quality, ozone, particulates, Portugal, Europe, fire management, smoke management, forest fire, atmospheric emissions, air quality modeling, particulate matter, ozone
While the mortality impacts of urban air pollution have been well addressed in the literature, very little is known about the mortality impacts and associated social cost from wildfire-smoke exposure (Kochi et al., 2010; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2004). In an attempt…
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Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Economics, Social Science
Region(s): California
Keywords: fire case histories, fire size, smoke effects, wildfires, air quality, health factors, mortality, particulates, pollution, southern California, fire management, smoke management, 2003 southern California wildfires, mortality impact, social cost, air pollution, value of statistical life
We studied the effect of heat shock and wood-fueled smoke on the emergence of native and exotic plant species in soil samples obtained in an evergreen matorral of central Chile that has been free of fire for decades. It is located on the eastern foothills of the Andes Range in…
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Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire History
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire exclusion, heat effects, lightning caused fires, smoke effects, wildfires, herbaceous vegetation, invasive species, native species (plants), seed dormancy, seed germination, seedlings, Asteraceae, Poaceae, Chile, South America, fire management, forest management, smoke management, central chile, exotic herb, heat shock
Fire in California’s Ecosystems describes fire in detail—both as an integral natural process in the California landscape and as a growing threat to urban and suburban developments in the state. Written by many of the foremost authorities on the subject, this comprehensive volume…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Weather
Region(s): California
Keywords: ecosystem dynamics
Historical evidence suggests natural disturbances could allow more forest persistence, than expected from models, over 40 yr of transition to the net‐zero emissions needed to limit warming to <2.0°C (e.g., Paris Agreement). Forests must ultimately equilibrate with committed…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: adaptation, beetle outbreak, bet-hedging, climate change, disturbances, droughts, dry forests, natural recovery, resilience, succession
Every year, large areas of savannas and woodlands burn due to natural conditions and land management practices. Given the relevant level of greenhouse gas emissions produced by biomass burning in tropical regions, it is becoming even more important to clearly define historic…
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Year: 2018
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire History, Mapping
Region(s): International
Keywords: burned area, genetic programming, savanna woodlands, CART - classification and regression trees, maximum likelihood, Landsat ETM+ (Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus), Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Democratic Republic of Congo
The State of North Carolina has engaged in an active prescribed fire and smoke management program since the 1970s in an effort to maintain a healthy ecosystem and minimize uncontrolled fuel overgrowth that contributes to catastrophic wildfires. Each of the State's 13 natural…
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Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire History, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: NFDRS - National Fire Danger Rating System, North Carolina, fire data
Smoke from wildfires can expose individuals and populations to elevated levels of particulate matter (PM) and ozone (O3). Between 21 July and 26 August 2002, the McNally Fire burned over 150,000 acres (61,000 ha). The fire occurred in the Sequoia National Forest, in the southern…
Person:
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History
Region(s): California
Keywords: air quality, Sequoia National Forest, PM - particulate matter, McNally Fire, fire case histories, wildfires, national forests, ozone, particulates, Sierra Nevada, fire management, smoke management
Savanna burning for greenhouse gas abatement presents an opportunity for remote Aboriginal communities of northern Australia to engage with the mainstream economy while fulfilling cultural obligations for land stewardship. The recently established Tiwi Carbon Study aims to…
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Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire History, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: greenhouse gas, aboriginal burning practices, Australia, fire management, AVHRR - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, savannas, satellite imagery, C - carbon, fire frequency, fire intensity