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Social and ecological synergism in the wildland-urban interface

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Logistics, Models, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: catastrophic fires, community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, education, experimental fires, fire control, fire damage (property), fire danger rating, fire exclusion, fire hazard reduction, fire injuries (humans), fire intensity, fire management, fire protection, fire regimes, fire suppression, firefighting personnel, flammability, fuel accumulation, fuel loading, fuel management, histories, ignition, low intensity burns, population density, population ecology, post fire recovery, private lands, public information, rural communities, season of fire, smoke effects, succession, thinning, wilderness fire management, wildfires

Wildland fire use: the dilemma of managing and restoring natural fire and fuels in the United States wilderness

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Models, Outreach, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: aesthetics, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire intensity, fire regimes, fire size, fire suppression, fuel accumulation, fuel management, invasive species, land management, lightning caused fires, national forests, national parks, old growth forests, presettlement fires, public information, smoke effects, species diversity (animals), species diversity (plants), wilderness areas, wilderness fire management, wildfires

Burning issues in fire: will we let the coarse filter operate?

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: Abies lasiocarpa, air quality, amphibians, Cascades Range, coniferous forests, conservation, Dendroctonus rufipennis, ecosystem dynamics, fire frequency, fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, fire size, forest management, fuel accumulation, Glaucomys sabrinus, heavy fuels, insects, landscape ecology, mosaic, national forests, Neotoma fuscipes, Oregon, overstory, Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, Pinus ponderosa, plant diseases, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Rana aurora, riparian habitats, season of fire, small mammals, smoke management, surface fires, thinning, threatened and endangered species, vulnerable species or communities, Washington, wilderness fire management, wildfires, woody fuels

Smoking seeds: an updated list of fynbos species with seeds that have a good germination response to smoke

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Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke
Region(s): International
Keywords: Erica, fynbos, germination, Lobelia, Restio, seed germination, seeds, Silene, smoke effects, South Africa, Syncarpha vestita

Association between lung function and exposure to smoke among firefighters at prescribed burns

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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: air quality, CO - carbon monoxide, chemistry, firefighting personnel, health factors, liability, smoke effects

Tropical forests and the global carbon cycle: impacts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change and rate of deforestation

The remaining carbon stocks in wet tropical forests are currently at risk because of anthropogenic deforestation, but also because of the possibility of release driven by climate change. To identify the relative roles of CO2 increase, changing temperature and rainfall, and…
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Planning, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, air quality, Asia, biogeochemical cycles, carbon, carbon dioxide, croplands, deforestation, distribution, disturbance, droughts, ecosystem dynamics, fire regimes, fragmentation, gases, land use, land use planning, landscape ecology, soils, tropical forests, wildfires

Patterns in the seed germination response to smoke in plants from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

De Lange and Boucher (1990) discovered the germination enhancing effect of plant-derived smoke on seed of fynbos species. This finding has been applied to horti- culturally important fynbos species and to date 301 species have been tested for a response to smoke. Germination in…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, fynbos, germination, plant diseases, regeneration, seed dispersal, seed germination, serotiny, smoke effects, South Africa

Relationship between small-scale structural variability and simulated vegetation productivity across a regional moisture gradient in southern Africa

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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels, Models
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, biomass, Botswana, carbon dioxide, fire dependent species, grasses, moisture, plant growth, precipitation, savannas, weather observations, Zambia

Identification and emission factors of molecular tracers in organic aerosols from biomass burning. Part 2. Deciduous trees

Smoke particulate matter from deciduous trees (angiosperms) subjected to controlled burning, both under smoldering and flaming conditions, was sampled by high volume air filtration on precleaned quartz fiber liters. The filtered particles were extracted with dichloromethane and…
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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest, International
Keywords: Acer macrophyllum, aerosols, air quality, Alnus rubra, Betula glandulosa, Betula pendula, biomass, cellulose, chemical compounds, chemistry, combustion, deciduous forests, Eucalyptus dalrympleana, fire management, forest management, fuel types, hydrocarbons, lignin, litter, Mexico, Oregon, particulates, sampling, smoke effects, smoke management, temperature, trees, vegetation surveys

Identification and emission factors of molecular tracers in organic aerosols from biomass burning. Part 1. Temperate climate conifers

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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): California, Great Basin, Northwest, International
Keywords: Abies amabilis, Abies procera, aerosols, air quality, biomass, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, chemical compounds, chemistry, coniferous forests, conifers, fire management, forest management, fuel types, hydrocarbons, litter, Mexico, Oregon, particulates, Picea sitchensis, Pinus contorta, Pinus engelmannii, Pinus monticola, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus strobus, Pseudotsuga menziesii, sampling, Sequoia sempervirens, smoke effects, smoke management, temperate forests, Tsuga mertensiana, vegetation surveys

The impact of twenty-first century climate change on wildland fire danger in the western United States: an applications perspective

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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: aerosols, Arizona, carbon dioxide, Colorado, convection, disturbance, droughts, ecosystem dynamics, fire danger rating, fire dependent species, fire intensity, fire management, fire size, fire suppression, fuel accumulation, fuel management, fuel models, human caused fires, humidity, Idaho, land use, lightning caused fires, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, precipitation, succession, temperature, US Forest Service, Washington, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind, Wyoming

Emission and long-range transport of gaseous mercury from a large-scale Canadian boreal forest fire

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Eastern, International
Keywords: air quality, biomass, boreal forests, Canada, CO - carbon monoxide, chemical elements, fire management, forest management, fuel types, Massachusetts, New England, Picea mariana, Pinus banksiana, pollution, Quebec, remote sensing, smoke behavior, smoke management, statistical analysis, wildfires, wind

Smoke gases of wildfires in Pinus hartivegii forests

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, CO - carbon monoxide, combustion chambers, dead fuels, ecosystem dynamics, fuel types, gases, grasses, live fuels, Lupinus spp., Mexico, Muhlenbergia, pine forests, Pinus hartwegii, Senecio spp., smoke effects, statistical analysis, SO2 - sulfur dioxide, wildfires

Impact of forest fires on the regional climate

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence
Region(s): International
Keywords: aerosols, air quality, Asia, carbon dioxide, fire frequency, fire intensity, fire management, fire size, forest management, gases, climate change, humidity, India, oxygen, precipitation, radiation, season of fire, temperature, wildfires

Heat and smoke effects on the germination of seeds from soil seed banks across forest edges between subtropical rainforest and eucalypt forest at Lamington National Park, south-eastern Queensland, Australia

Physical changes and flows of energy at the interface between two contrasting ecosystems affect the distribution of species across the ecotone. The maintenance and stability of the, often abrupt, transition between Australian rainforest and non-rainforests is often attributed to…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): International
Keywords: Allocasuarina, Australia, distribution, ecosystem dynamics, ecotones, eucalyptus, forest edges, forest management, germination, heat, heat effects, national parks, post fire recovery, private lands, Queensland, rainforests, seed dormancy, seed germination, seeds, site treatments, smoke effects, statistical analysis, Syncarpia glomulifera, vines

Land use and vegetation fires in Jambi Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Models, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: agriculture, biomass, cover, decomposition, elevation, fire management, fire size, forest products, grasslands, habitat conversion, habitat suitability, human caused fires, ignition, Indonesia, land management, land use, landscape ecology, logging, mosaic, plantations, private lands, season of fire, second growth forests, soils, Sumatra, topography, tropical forests, wildfires

Influence of timing and spatial extent of savanna fires in southern Africa on atmospheric emissions

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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Intelligence, Mapping, Monitoring and Inventory
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, air quality, biogeochemical cycles, biomass, carbon dioxide, combustion, distribution, ecosystem dynamics, fire injuries (plants), fire management, fire scar analysis, fire size, fuel loading, grasslands, precipitation, range management, remote sensing, savannas, season of fire, South Africa, wildfires

Climatic variability in eastern Oregon and Washington

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Year: 2001
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Models
Region(s): Great Basin, Northwest
Keywords: adaptation, biogeochemical cycles, Blue Mountains, carbon, coniferous forests, disturbance, ENSO - El Nino Southern Oscillation, floods, forest management, fragmentation, gases, climate change, mosaic, Oregon, Pinus ponderosa, population ecology, statistical analysis, topography, Washington, wildfires

National Fire Plan -- Eastern Area Modeling Consortium: research product development, and partnerships

Five regional Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of Meteorology and Smoke (FCAMMS) have been established under the framework of the U.S. National Fire Plan (NFP) to conduct research on fire weather, fire danger, fire behavior, and smoke transport/diffusion and to develop new…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Administration, Climate, Economics, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Logistics, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Outreach, Planning, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation, Safety, Weather
Region(s): Eastern
Keywords: aerosols, air quality, computer programs, ecosystem dynamics, education, FIA, fire danger rating, fire equipment, fire management, firefighting personnel, fuel appraisal, fuel loading, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, National Fire Plan, natural areas management, smoke behavior, smoke effects, statistical analysis, US Forest Service, wilderness fire management, wildfires

The Southern High-Resolution Modeling Consortium - a source for research and operational collaboration

The Southern High-Resolution Modeling Consortium (SHRMC) is one of five regional Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of Meteorology and Smoke (FCAMMS) consortia established as part of the National Fire Plan. FCAMMS involves research and development activities collaborating…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Weather
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: air quality, computer programs, cover, education, fire control, fire danger rating, fire management, firefighting personnel, humidity, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, land management, National Fire Plan, Ohio, Piedmont, remote sensing, smoke behavior, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, temperature, Texas, US Forest Service, weather observations, wilderness fire management, wildfires, wind

The California and Nevada Smoke and Air Committee (CANSAC) - an interagency partnership to meet decision-making needs

The California and Nevada Smoke and Air Committee (CANSAC) is a consortium of fire weather and air quality decision-makers, managers, meteorologists and scientists in partnership to provide operational meteorological support for wildland fire and smoke impacts, and advance the…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Weather
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: air quality, computer programs, deserts, ecosystem dynamics, education, fire control, fire management, histories, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, National Fire Plan, Nevada, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, topography, US Forest Service, wildfires

Real-time mesoscale model forecasts for fire and smoke management: 2003

The Northwest Regional Modeling Consortium (NWRMC) has been supporting the real-time predictions of mesoscale weather since 1993. The consortium includes local, state, and federal agencies with interests in air quality, smoke management, fire weather, water resources, hazard…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Hazard and Risk, Intelligence, Mapping, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Weather
Region(s): Great Basin, Northern Rockies
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, catastrophic fires, computer programs, fire danger rating, fire management, hydrology, Idaho, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, Montana, ozone, physics, remote sensing, runoff, season of fire, smoke behavior, smoke management, statistical analysis, storms, water, weather observations, wildfires

A consortium for comprehensive mesoscale weather analysis and forecasting to monitor fire threat and support fire management operations

The Rocky Mountain Center (RMC) is a new entity, that provides 24/7 meteorological analysis and forecasting for the Interior West of USA. RMC is one of five regional mesoscale modeling centers sponsored by the US Forest Service under the Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Models, Planning, Weather
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: education, fire danger rating, fire management, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, smoke behavior, smoke management, US Forest Service, weather observations

Biomass burning of eucalypt savannas and respiratory illness in the Australian monsoon tropics

Aim: To determine if there is an association between increasing levels of smoke particles and hospital presentations for asthma. Location: Darwin, in the monsoon tropical north of Australia, is uniquely placed to study particulates arising from biomass burning because of (i) a…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, Australia, biomass, carbon, chemical elements, chemistry, environmental impact analysis, eucalyptus, fire frequency, fire management, fuel types, health factors, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, landscape ecology, Northern Territory of Australia, particulates, pollen, pollution, savannas, smoke effects, smoke management, tropical forests, wildfires

A comparison of real-time particulate monitors for smoke management

The state of California is implementing newly released Title 17 'Smoke Management Guidelines for Agricultural and Prescribed Burning'. The objectives of Title 17 are to provide increased opportunities for burning, minimize public health impacts from smoke, and develop a…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): California, Great Basin
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, chemical compounds, fire management, health factors, JFSP - Joint Fire Science Program, natural resource legislation, particulates, pollution, smoke effects, smoke management, topography, wilderness fire management, wildfires