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The maintenance of natural ecosystems: smoke as a factor

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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Planning
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, national parks, natural resource legislation, prescribed fires (chance ignition), public information, smoke management, wilderness fire management, wildfires

Smoke considerations associated with understory burning in larch/Douglas-fir

From the Introduction ... 'The Lubrecht Forest fire study in which understory burning was done in mature larch/Douglas-fir has been described earlier in this proceeding. This paper discusses the effect of atmospheric conditions and fuel consumption on smoke. The research to date…
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Planning, Weather
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: air quality, coniferous forests, duff, experimental areas, field experimental fires, forest management, forest types, fuel loading, fuel management, fuel moisture, gases, habitat types, heat, land management, Larix occidentalis, light burning, low intensity burns, moisture, Montana, montane forests, Pseudotsuga menziesii, sampling, smoke management, snags, understory vegetation, wood

Fire-weather in the planning and application of a prescribed burn

Weather conditions are among the most important elements to be considered in the planning and execution of a prescribed burn. Temperature and relative humidity have a direct effect on the moisture content of fuels. Together with wind they determine fire hazard and the ability of…
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Great Basin
Keywords: air quality, bibliographies, fire damage (property), fire damage protection, fire danger rating, fire management, flammability, fuel appraisal, fuel moisture, humidity, moisture, pollution, smoke effects, smoke management, temperature, Utah, wind

Forest fire control practices in USSR

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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Planning
Region(s): International
Keywords: Asia, backfires, duff, education, Europe, fire control, fire equipment, fire suppression, firebreaks, litter, moisture, mosses, smoke management, Soviet Union, taiga, USSR, wildfires