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[From the Summary] The development and field testing of fuel-consumption algorithms to predict woody-fuel and duff consumption by combustion stage for prescribed fires in western Washington and Oregon is nearing completion. The total woody-fuel consumption nomograph requires one…
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: fuel consumption, algorithms, woody fuel consumption, duff consumption, Oregon, Washington, fuel moisture, flaming consumption, combustion stage
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: coastal forests, coastal plain, evapotranspiration, flatwoods, Florida, forest management, habitat conversion, hydrology, nutrient cycling, pine forests, Pinus elliottii, plantations, pollution, runoff, season of fire, site treatments, smoke management, soil nutrients, streamflow, swamps, water, water quality, watershed management
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, Canada, pollution, remote sensing, wildfires
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: Oregon, site treatments, slash, smoke management
A 1.3 hectare field containing hawthorn and alder was burned in April 1973. Post-burn analysis of 20 hawthorns and 20 alders determined the fire susceptibility of these species. Of those sampled, 80 percent of the trees less than 3 centimeters in basal diameter were killed. The…
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Economics
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: age classes, air quality, Alnus rugosa, burning intervals, cover, Crataegus, diameter classes, disturbance, escape cover, fire injuries (plants), firebreaks, fuel moisture, game birds, grasses, grazing, herbicides, invasive species, land management, mortality, New York, old fields, plant growth, post fire recovery, Scirpus, season of fire, seasonal activities, small mammals, smoke effects, Solidago, sprouting, trees, wetlands, wildlife, wildlife food plants, wildlife habitat management, woody plants
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: Asio flammeus, birds, Buteo albicaudatus, Caracara cheriway, Cathartes aura, Circus cyaneus, Elanus caeruleus, Falco sparverius, fire intensity, grasslands, predation, raptors, Texas, wetlands, wildlife food habits, wildlife refuges
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Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Social Science, Economics, Hazard and Risk, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: burning intervals, competition, cover type, droughts, ecosystem dynamics, everglades, fine fuels, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire injuries (plants), fire management, fire regimes, fire suppression, Florida, grasses, grasslands, grasslike plants, human caused fires, humus, ignition, invasive species, lightning caused fires, mortality, mosaic, multiple resource management, national parks, organic soils, peat fires, pine forests, plant communities, post fire recovery, prescribed fires (chance ignition), presettlement fires, runoff, season of fire, smoke effects, soil moisture, soil organic matter, south Florida, water, wildfires
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Abies concolor, Calocedrus decurrens, Colletotrichum trifolii, conifers, Erysiphe graminis, Fomes annosus, fungi, Fusarium, Fusarium solani, Hordeum, laboratory fires, plant diseases, plant growth, Pythium, Pythium ultimum, Rhizoctonia solani, roots, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, seedlings, smoke effects, statistical analysis, toxicity, Triticum sativum
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Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Abies balsamea, Abies lasiocarpa, air quality, conifers, foliage, Juniperus communis, Juniperus scopulorum, leaves, needles, Picea engelmannii, Picea glauca, pine, Pinus banksiana, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, resins, shrubs, S - sulfur, SO2 - sulfur dioxide, Terrapene, volatilization
[no description entered]
Person:
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
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Models, Weather
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, mountainous terrain, smoke behavior, wind
A simple, inexpensive, and relatively accurate photographic method for date collection is described. Objects of interest are triangulated from films taken simultaneously at two camera positions. Accumulated synchronization and measurement errors amounted to 0.2 - 0.5 meter. The…
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: photography, smoke behavior
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Northwest
Keywords: air quality, conifers, laboratory fires, particulates, Pseudotsuga menziesii, site treatments, slash
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire management, firing techniques, site treatments, smoke management
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Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, smoke management
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Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, fuel management
[no description entered]
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, evolution, forest management, histories, particulates, pollution, smoke management
This report reviews the current state of analytical methodology for sulfate in airborne particles. Methods for determination of total aerosol sulfate and total soluble sulfate are assessed. A more detailed review of the relatively new techniques for quantitative speciation of…
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: aerosols, air quality, distribution, gases, particulates, sampling, statistical analysis, S - sulfur
From the text ... 'In the process of carrying out proper forest management activities, certain changes and temporary disruptions to the environment are unavoidable. Our aim is to minimize the negative aspects to the environment as associated with these activities....I would like…
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, arthropods, brush, burning permits, cover type conversion, diseases, fire hazard reduction, fire protection, fire regimes, firing techniques, forest management, fuel management, fuel moisture, insects, logging, reforestation, regeneration, season of fire, site treatments, slash, smoke management, soils, topography, Washington, wildfires, wildlife, wildlife habitat management
From the Summary ... 'Prescribed surface fire in southern pine forests controls brown spot (Scirrhia acicola) of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and fusiform rust (Cronartium fusiforme) of southern pines. Rhizina root rot and many wood rots are favored by fire. Additional…
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Logistics, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Fire Ecology, Fire Ecology
Region(s): California, Eastern, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Southern, International
Keywords: agriculture, Agrostis tenuis, air quality, Arceuthobium, Australia, burning permits, Canada, Claviceps purpurea, Cronartium fusiforme, croplands, Cynodon dactylon, diseases, Festuca arundinacea, Festuca rubra, fire equipment, fire frequency, fire management, firing techniques, fuel management, fungi, Gloeotinia temulenta, grass fires, grasses, human caused fires, Idaho, insects, Lolium perenne, longleaf pine, Minnesota, Oregon, pine forests, pine, Pinus palustris, plant diseases, Rhizina, Rhizina undulata, Scirrhia acicola, site treatments, slash, Washington, wood
From the text ... ' ... we regard the Smoke Management Plan as a successful program to minimize the adverse effects of slash burning upon the populated areas of Washington. The first goal of a regulatory agency is to minimize the adverse effects. Our second goal is to reduce the…
Person:
Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, burning permits, coniferous forests, forest management, fuel management, gases, human caused fires, logging, particulates, Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, slash, smoke management, Washington
From the text ... 'Historically, here in the Pacific Northwest, most of our prescribed fire experience has been with broadcast burning of logging slash (Dell and Green, 1968; Brown and Davis, 1973). This has been the most common method of fuel treatment and site preparation ever…
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: aesthetics, air quality, broadcast burning, brush, cutting, disturbance, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, forest management, fuel accumulation, fuel management, grasslands, land management, logging, national forests, natural areas management, Oregon, Pseudotsuga menziesii, season of fire, site treatments, slash, smoke management, soils, succession, thinning, trees, US Forest Service, understory vegetation, Vaccinium, Washington, wilderness areas, wildfires, wildlife
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…
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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
From the Discussion and Summary ... 'The data and observations presented here are fragmentary and are not adequate to establish that smoke from wildfires or prescribed burns markedly affects microbial activity in wildland plant communities. They suggest, however, that such…
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Year: 1976
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: Botrytis, competition, disturbance, experimental fires, field experimental fires, Fomes annosus, fungi, Fusarium lateritium, germination, laboratory fires, land management, leaves, microorganisms, nutrients, Penicillium, Peridermium, Pholiota adiposa, plant communities, plant diseases, reproduction, seedlings, seeds, smoke effects, soil nutrients, succession, wildfires
The purpose of this paper is to discuss why and how the remote sensing photographic approach can be used in the detection and assessment of vegetation damage. The necessary attributes of the interpreter are mentioned, along with the need to clearly define and outline the…
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Year: 1984
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: age classes, air quality, arthropods, bark, Canada, coniferous forests, conifers, crowns, diseases, foliage, forest management, hardwood forests, hardwoods, insects, photography, remote sensing, statistical analysis, wind