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Johnson, Balice
Weather and climate contribute to the multidecadal, seasonal, and daily cycles of the potential for fire ignitions and for the severity of fires. We used a long-term dataset of weather parameters to characterize comparatively homogeneous periods, or…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Evers
From the text ... 'We ensured that the New Mexico State air quality coordinator and the Southwest Coordination Center knew that the smoke predictions were posted on a publicly available Website.... The year 2003 saw record-high energy release…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Livingston
From the text ... 'As fire season progresses and multiple assignments and traveling begin to take their physical toll, so do the physical and mental demands on our fire personnel.... Originally developed in 1984, 'Fireline Fitness,' could be the…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Apicello
From the text ... 'Although the overall theme of this issue of Fire Management Today is 'safety,' for the most part, our authors are really addressing the collective consequences and outcomes that have emerged as safety issues during the last dozen…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
McKenzie, O'Neill, Larkin, Norheim
Visibility impairment from regional haze is a significant problem throughout the continental United States. A substantial portion of regional haze is produced by smoke from prescribed and wildland fires. Here we describe the integration of four…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Lenart
From the text ... 'Fortunately, the number of collaborative groups addressing wildfire danger also has increased dramatically in recent years. These participatory decisionmaking groups can fill a crucial role in promoting the sustainability of…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Johnson, Balice
Weather and climate contribute to the multidecadal, seasonal, and daily cycles of the potential for fire ignitions and for the severity of fires. We used a long-term dataset of weather parameters to characterize comparatively homogeneous periods, or…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Key
Ecological definition and detection of fire severity are influenced by factors of spatial resolution and timing. Resolution determines the aggregation of effects within a sampling unit or pixel (alpha variation), hence limiting the discernible…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Zimmerman, Frary, Crook, Fay, Koppenol, Lasko
The application and use of wildland fire for a range of beneficial ecological objectives is rapidly expanding across landscapes supporting diverse vegetative complexes and subject to multiple societal uses. Wildland fire use originated in wilderness…
Year: 2006
Type: Document
Wiedinmyer, Quayle, Geron, Belote, McKenzie, Zhang, O'Neill, Wynne
Fires contribute substantial emissions of trace gases and particles to the atmosphere. These emissions can impact air quality and even climate. We have developed a modeling framework to estimate the emissions from fires in North and parts of Central…
Year: 2006
Type: Document