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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, biomass, Brazil, carbon dioxide, chemistry, elevation, gases, grasslands, humidity, ozone, pollution, precipitation, savannas, scrub, seasonal activities, smoke behavior, smoke effects, South America, statistical analysis, temperature
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Social Science, Weather, Economics, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies, Southern
Keywords: Abies spp., air quality, arthropods, bark, catastrophic fires, climax vegetation, community ecology, conservation, crown fires, decay, dominance (ecology), ecosystem dynamics, fire adaptations (plants), fire control, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, fire suppression, forest management, fuel accumulation, grasses, grasslands, hardwoods, human caused fires, Idaho, ignition, insects, land management, light, lightning caused fires, litter, logging, low intensity burns, Montana, mortality, mosaic, national forests, national parks, natural resource legislation, old growth forests, organic matter, Picea, pine forests, pine, Pinus banksiana, Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa, pioneer species, plant communities, plant diseases, plant growth, post fire recovery, prescribed fires (chance ignition), public information, rate of spread, regeneration, second growth forests, Sequoiadendron giganteum , species diversity (plants), succession, surface fires, understory vegetation, wilderness areas, wildfires
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Planning, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: prescribed fires (chance ignition), smoke management, wilderness fire management
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, smoke behavior, smoke management
The legal aspects of prescribed forestry burning in the South fall within two major areas. These are: (1) statutory and regulatory constraints imposed by the states and local government, and (2) liability for property damage and personal injury resulting from escaping fire and…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, liability, smoke management
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Aviation, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Models, Planning, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, bibliographies, diseases, ecosystem dynamics, fire danger rating, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, forage, forest management, fuel accumulation, grazing, plant growth, post fire recovery, regeneration, smoke management, soils, water quality, wildfires, wildlife habitat management
Aerial ignition using plastic spheres (similar to ping-pong balls) charged with potassium permanganate activated by ethylene glycol and dropped from a low flying helicopter is a proven system to safely prescribe burn large areas in a short time for rough reduction and site…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Logistics, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, firing techniques, ignition, mortality, K - potassium, smoke management, wildlife, aerial ignition device, dispenser, spotting, Pacific Forest Research Center, site preparation burn
Aerial drip torch devices have potential for dramatically increasing acreage burned annually. Aerial burning requires different and broader concepts than hand burrning, more advance planning, more attention to detail, and at least a basic understanding of helicopter operations.
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Logistics, Planning, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerial ignition, firing techniques, ignition, smoke management, preparation, coordination
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Alabama, burning permits, Florida, Georgia, liability, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, smoke management, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Emissions and Smoke, Fire History, Intelligence, Planning
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: fire case histories, national parks, prescribed fires (chance ignition), smoke management, wilderness fire management
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, fire management, smoke management, wilderness fire management
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, fire management, national parks, natural resource legislation, public information, smoke management, wilderness fire management
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire History, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: fire control, Florida, north Florida, wildfires
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Models, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: computer networks, fire suppression, smoke management, weather observations
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, Brazil, ozone, remote sensing, savannas, South America, tropical forests
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: ignition, nuclear winter, smoke effects, wildfires, wildland fuels
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Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, duff, fuel moisture, Oregon, slash, smoke management, Washington
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: mountainous terrain, smoke behavior, wind
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire danger rating, fire suppression, land management, national forests, smoke management, state forests, weather observations
We examined if germination and seedling emergence of species from the soil seed bank of mesic grassland in South Africa differed in their response to smoke or heat treatments alone or combined. Soil seed bank samples taken from 0 to 5 cm depth of the topsoil were treated with…
Person:
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): International
Keywords: heat effects, smoke effects, biomass, forbs, grasses, mesic soils, plant growth, seed dormancy, seed germination, seedlings, Asteraceae, Centella asiatica, Poaceae, Themeda triandra, South Africa, Africa, fire management, range management, soil management, smoke management, grasslands, biomass, fire-associated cues, growth indicators, seedling growth, Themeda triandra Forssk
From the text ... 'Prescribed fire is an important forestry tool in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is used primarily for hazard reduction, site preparation and other types of silvicultural purposes. Burning in all three states is done under permit…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Prevention, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire size, forest management, North Carolina, pollution, smoke effects, smoke management, South Carolina, Virginia
Soil seed banks are an important source of new individuals for many plant populations and contribute to future genetic variability. In general, the size and persistence of soil seed banks is predicted to be greater where growth occurs in unpredictable pulses, where opportunities…
Person:
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire frequency, heat effects, smoke effects, wildfires, disturbance, grasses, national parks, precipitation, seed dormancy, seed germination, statistical analysis, Tanzania, Africa, fire management, forest management, savannas
At the end of August 2009, wild fires ravaged the north-eastern fringes of Athens destroying invaluable forest wealth of the Greek capital. In this work, the impact of these fires on the air quality of Athens and surface radiation levels is examined. Satellite imagery, smoke…
Person:
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Occurrence, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): International
Keywords: biomass burning, fire case histories, fire frequency, wildfires, aerosols, air quality, particulates, pollution, radiation, remote sensing, Greece, Europe, fire management, smoke management, pollution, biomass burning, aerosol, photochemistry, radiation
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants includes in its aims the minimisation of unintentional releases of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) and dioxin like PCB (dl-PCB) to the environment. Development and implementation of policies…
Person:
Year: 2012
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): International
Keywords: biomass burning, cropland fires, wildfires, air quality, ash, pollution, toxicity, fire management, forest management, smoke management, croplands, PCDD - polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, PCDF - polychlorinated dibenzofurans, persistent organic pollutants, sugarcane burning, forest fires, biomass burning
The Mid-Continent Division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation uses prescribed fire extensively as a cultural tool in loblolly-shortleaf pine management in the Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi region. Fire is used for fuel reduction, site preparation or brush control in areas that…
Person:
Year: 1985
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Weather
Region(s): Rocky Mountain, Southern, International
Keywords: Arkansas, brush, brush fires, coastal plain, fire hazard reduction, fire management, fire size, forest management, loblolly pine, longleaf pine, Louisiana, Mississippi, mopping up, pine, pine forests, Pinus echinata, Pinus palustris, Pinus taeda, reproduction, scorch, season of fire, second growth forests, shortleaf pine, smoke management