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How Do Pile Age and Season of Burn Influence Combustion and Fire Effects?

Typical hazardous fuel reduction treatments target small diameter trees for removal producing large amounts of woody material, much of which is piled and burned on site. Little is known about how physical characteristics and the environmental conditions under which piles are…
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Year: 2015
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Northwest, Southwest
Keywords: pile burn, combustion rate, pile age, fuel consumption, combustion duration, heat flux, hydrophobicity, soil effects, vegetation response, invasive species, charcoal production, nutrient levels, burn intensity, IFTDSS - Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System