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Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, biomass, boreal forests, carbon dioxide, CO - carbon monoxide, central Florida, chaparral, chemistry, coastal plain, coastal vegetation, combustion, ecosystem dynamics, flammability, Florida, fuel moisture, fuel types, gases, grasses, grasslands, hydrogen, Juncus roemerianus, live fuels, CH4 - methane, Quercus, sampling, Serenoa repens, smoke behavior, Spartina bakeri, wetlands, wildlife refuges
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Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Intelligence, Outreach, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, archaeological sites, conservation, education, forest management, lakes, land management, land use, livestock, multiple resource management, national forests, national parks, natural resource legislation, pollution, public information, recreation, riparian habitats, water, wilderness areas, wildlife
These smoke management guidelines are directed to the experienced prescribed burner who is knowledgeable about fire behavior. The objectives are to manage the production and dispersion of smoke when prescribe burning to prevent any adverse impact on communities, roads, or other…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: combustion, fire equipment, fire management, fuel arrangement, fuel moisture, fuel types, Georgia, pine forests, roads, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, topography, weather observations, wildfires, wind
From the text...'Preservation of rare species and communities is a noble conservation goal, but it has two unfortunate drawbacks: it promotes a piecemeal approach to preservation, and it frequently results in species or communities being ignored until they become endangered. The…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: bibliographies, conservation, cover type conversion, drainage, education, everglades, fire management, Florida, fragmentation, grazing, habitat conversion, hammocks, herbicides, invasive species, Lake Wales Ridge, land management, liability, mowing, multiple resource management, natural areas management, scrub, smoke management, Wales, water, wetlands, wilderness areas
Recreation is of increasing importance in forest environments. Fire has both short-term effects, trail closures, smoke impacts; and long-term effects, residual 'scars,' potential hazards, on forest recreation. The general public is gaining sophistication in understanding forest…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Outreach, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, erosion, fire intensity, fire management, mortality, pollution, post fire recovery, public information, recreation, runoff, smoke management, Smokey Bear program, statistical analysis, water quality, wildfires
We conclude that HRV did form during an intense Montana wildland fire on a mountain face that was observed by the junior author. This article describes the phenomenon.
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire History, Fuels, Intelligence, Logistics, Models, Weather
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: crown fires, fire case histories, fire control, fire equipment, fire intensity, fire management, fire whirls, flame length, fuel models, grass fuels, Montana, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, rate of spread, spot fires, topography, US Forest Service, vortices, wildfires, wind
The public outcry about the 1988 fires in Yellowstone National Park and adjacent natural forests, coupled with concern among natural resource managers, convinced the Secretaries of the Departments of Interior and Agriculture to establish the Fire Management Policy Review Team in…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Weather, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, fire case histories, fire danger rating, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire suppression, firebreaks, fuel loading, fuel moisture, general interest, land management, lightning caused fires, national parks, prescribed fires (chance ignition), recreation, season of fire, US Forest Service, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wildlife, Yellowstone National Park
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air temperature, burning intervals, disturbance, fire exclusion, fire injuries (plants), fire management, firebreaks, game birds, habits and behavior, hardwoods, humidity, hunting, land use, legumes, mast, mortality, nesting, nesting cover, north Florida, plant growth, seasonal activities, site treatments, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, soil nutrients, statistical analysis, Tall Timbers Research Station, telemetry, wildlife food habits, wildlife food plants, wildlife habitat management, wildlife management, wind
In this paper we briefly review current knowledge concerning the possible consequences of a changing climate for terrestrial ecosystems. Forests and grasslands of western North America figure prominently in the discussion, but our intent is to consider general principles rather…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Models, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: agriculture, arthropods, carbon, carbon dioxide, community ecology, deforestation, dendrochronology, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, fire exclusion, fire frequency, forest management, forest types, gases, climate change, grasslands, grazing, habitat conversion, histories, insects, land management, logging, nutrient cycling, old growth forests, Oregon, organic matter, perennial plants, physiology, Pinus ponderosa, plant growth, precipitation, range management, soil erosion, soil nutrients, species diversity (plants), storms, temperature, water, wildfires, wind
Seeds of Audouinia capitata, a threatened fynbos species, are known to germinate under natural conditions only after fires. Experimental results are presented which demonstrate that seed germination is initiated by chemical factor(s) found in smoke, derived from burning fynbos…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: Audouinia capitata, chemistry, distribution, fruits, fynbos, germination, herbicides, land management, plant growth, season of fire, seed germination, seedlings, seeds, smoke effects, soil moisture, South Africa, statistical analysis, temperature, threatened and endangered species (plants), wildfires
Fire is becoming recognized as a major issue throughout the North American continent. The last several years have seen major fire seasons in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. There are five areas where an international approach to fire management will be useful. Technology…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: Canada, education, fire management, fire suppression, forest management, climate change, land management, Mexico, season of fire, smoke management, Washington, wildfires
Sustaining the availability and quality of forest and rangeland ecosystems is a problem facing our society now and into the future. Since fire is a significant process in these ecosystems, managing fire is a part of this environmental problem. Insufficient knowledge seriously…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: ecosystem dynamics, fire regimes, forest management, range management, smoke management, Washington, wilderness fire management, wildfires
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: clearcutting, community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, fire dependent species, fire management, fire regimes, firebreaks, fungi, ground cover, invasive species, logging, natural areas management, north Florida, Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, Pinus torreyana, rivers, seedlings, site treatments, sloping terrain, smoke effects, Tall Timbers Research Station, threatened and endangered species (plants), understory vegetation, vulnerable species or communities, weed control, wilderness areas, wildlife refuges
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: arthropods, fire adaptations (plants), fire exclusion, fire management, fire regimes, flammability, forest management, fuel loading, glaciers, insects, Lycaeides melissa, New York, pine barrens, Pinus rigida, plant communities, Quercus prinus, sand dunes, scrub, smoke management, vulnerable species or communities, wilderness areas, wilderness fire management
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Aristida stricta, artificial regeneration, community ecology, conservation, cover type conversion, ecosystem dynamics, fire regimes, forest management, fuel types, general interest, longleaf pine, north Florida, Picoides borealis, pine forests, Pinus palustris, Pinus torreyana, plant diseases, post fire recovery, presettlement vegetation, seedlings, smoke effects, south Georgia, state parks, threatened and endangered species (animals), threatened and endangered species (plants), vulnerable species or communities, wildfires
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Outreach, Planning, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: Africa, air quality, Asia, CO2 - carbon dioxide, catastrophic fires, community ecology, deforestation, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire danger rating, fire injuries (animals), fire injuries (plants), fire management, fire suppression, forest management, general interest, climate change, Indonesia, land use, mortality, multiple resource management, Philippines, public information, South America, wilderness fire management, wildfires
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Intelligence, Models, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Social Science
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: aesthetics, age classes, air quality, biomass, clearcutting, community ecology, coniferous forests, conservation, decay, ecosystem dynamics, education, erosion, experimental areas, forest management, forest types, hardwood forests, litter, logging, moisture, multiple resource management, national forests, nitrogen, old growth forests, Oregon, organic matter, overstory, plant growth, pollution, post fire recovery, Pseudotsuga menziesii, public information, runoff, size classes, slash, soil nutrients, soil organic matter, soils, species diversity (plants), state forests, Strix occidentalis, Washington
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: age classes, Canada, CO2 - carbon dioxide, chemistry, cutting, decay, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, experimental areas, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, forest management, land management, low intensity burns, mortality, mosaic, Ontario, phenology, pine forests, Pinus banksiana, plant growth, plant physiology, Populus grandidentata, Populus tremuloides, post fire recovery, precipitation, regeneration, reproduction, roots, seasonal activities, site treatments, soil moisture, soil temperature, soils, statistical analysis, surface fires, wildfires
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Aegilops cylindrica, agriculture, air quality, croplands, field experimental fires, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, germination, laboratory fires, land management, mortality, seed germination, seedlings, seeds, soil erosion, soil temperature, sprouting, statistical analysis, temperature, Triticum sativum, weed control, weeds
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, calcium, chemistry, distribution, iron, particulates, population density, precipitation, sampling, savannas, season of fire, seasonal activities, size classes, soils, South America, statistical analysis, Venezuela
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Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, combustion, fire size, fuel types, heat, heat effects, ignition, moisture, nuclear winter, post fire recovery, rate of spread, slash, smoke behavior, statistical analysis, urban habitats, wildfires
Biomass and hydrocarbon fuel fires are two common sources of obscuring smoke which present significant operational challenges over a broad range of possible viewing wavelengths. This is especially true of very large fires where the primary smoke particles (approx. 0.1-0.3 um…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels
Region(s): California, Northern Rockies, Northwest, International
Keywords: Canada, atmospheric dynamics, hydrocarbons, biomass burning
My discussion starts with some of the chemical aspects of forest fuels important from an emissions production standpoint. Then combustion processes are discussed. Finally, the emissions are described according to particulate matter and gaseous fractions.
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: PM - particulate matter, biomass burning, gaseous emissions, combustion processes
BIOMASS burning is a primary source of many trace substances that are important in atmospheric chemistry. More than 80% of the world's biomass burning takes place in the tropics as a result of savanna fires, forest-clearing activity, and the burning of agricultural waste and…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: laboratory fires, biomass burning, tropics, fire emissions, tropical savannas, open fire simulation, atmospheric budgets, nitrogen-containing gases
Chapter 16 in the book titled, Natural and Prescribed Fire in Pacific Northwest Forests.
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Prescribed Fire, Safety
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, FERA - Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team, human health, prescribed fire emissions, coniferous forests, erosion, fire intensity, hydrology, logging, nitrogen, nutrient cycling, nutrients, organic matter, overstory, phosphorus, pine forests, Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, site treatments, slash, soil erosion, soil nutrients, water, water quality, watersheds, wildfires