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Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, fuel loading, particulates, smoke management, weather observations
'A program of burning experiments was carried out to assess the air pollutant emmissions potential of forest residues in the Pacific Norhtwest. Only the fine fuel component of slash fuelbeds was considered. Ponderosa pine slash, Douglas-fir slash with needles, and Douglas-fir…
Person:
Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: aerosols, air quality, air temperature, CO - carbon monoxide, clearcutting, combustion, coniferous forests, field experimental fires, fine fuels, fire intensity, fire management, fire retardants, flammability, fuel appraisal, fuel arrangement, fuel loading, fuel management, fuel models, fuel moisture, fuel types, gases, humidity, hydrocarbons, ignition, laboratory fires, live fuels, logging, needles, old growth forests, particulates, Pinus ponderosa, pollution, Pseudotsuga menziesii, rate of spread, second growth forests, slash, smoke effects, smoke management, Thuja plicata, Tsuga heterophylla, understory vegetation, Washington, wildfires, wind
About 872,000 acres of forest and agricultural land were burned in Georgia during 1972, releasing an estimated 17,000 tons of particulate matter into the atmosphere. Most of this burning was done in the southwestern half of the State during January, February, and March.…
Person:
Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, coastal plain, combustion, computer programs, fire control, fire hazard reduction, flatwoods, fuel management, Georgia, particulates, site treatments, smoke effects, smoke management, weather observations, wildfires, wildlife habitat management
From the text...'The Southern Forest Fire Laboratory of the USDA Forest Service's Southeastern Forest Experiment Station at Macon, Georgia, is engaged in research and development work to manage smoke from prescribed fire. A part of this work is the development of techniques to…
Person:
Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, backfires, fire management, Georgia, headfires, pine forests, Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, pollution, rate of spread, smoke behavior, smoke management, wind
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
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
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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): 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
[from the text] The Southwest has beautiful desert landscapes, forested mountains, and a rapidly growing population. People expect clean air and unrestricted vistas. They complain when their visibility is reduced. Visibility reduction is caused by pollution transported into the…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Weather, Models
Region(s): Southwest
Keywords: smoke management, RAWS - Remote Automated Weather Station
The proceedings is a collection of papers and posters presented at the Symposium on Effects of Fire Management of Southwestern Natural Resources held in Tucson, Arizona, November 15-17, 1988. Included are papers, poster papers and a comprehensive list of references on the…
Person:
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Great Basin, Rocky Mountain, Southwest
Keywords: fire management, watershed ecosystem, cultural resources, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, smoke management, Utah, watershed management
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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, N - 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
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, C - 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