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Category : Wildfires
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Influence of Forest Structure on Wildfire Behavior and the Severity of Its Effects
Author: Science Basis for Changing Forest Structure to Modify Wildfire Behavior and Severity
Author: Science Basis for Changing Forest Structure to Modify Wildfire Behavior and Severity
Author: Russell T. GrahamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756745042
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
This report describes the kinds, quality, amount, and gaps of scientific knowledge for making informed decisions on fuel treatments used to modify wildfire behavior and effects in dry forests of the interior Western United States (especially forests dominated by ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir). A review of scientific principles and applications relevant to fuel treatment primarily for the dry forests (ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir dominated) of the Western United States is provided for the following topics: fuels, fire hazard, fire behavior, fire effects, forest structure, treatment effects and longevity, landscape fuel patterns, and scientific tools useful for management and planning.
Science Basis for Changing Forest Structure to Modify Wildfire Behavior and Severity
Author: U S Department of Agriculture Forest SePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508890300
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
More than 80 years of fire research have shown that physical setting, weather, and fuels, combine to determine wildfire intensity and severity. Of these three factors, fuels (vegetation) is the only one that can be treated. The effectiveness and effects of various fuel treatments for restoring dry forests in the Western United States are summarized in this paper. A considerable amount of information is available on fire behavior and the impacts forest structure and fuel modifications have on fire intensity and severity.
Influence of Forest Structure on Wildflre Behavior and the Severity of Its Effects
Author: Wildland Fire in Ecosystems
Author: Effects of Forest Thinning Treatments on Fire Behavior
Author: Kimberly LowePublisher:
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Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
One of the goals of restoration in southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystems is to reduce the risk of unnaturally severe wildfires. Many factors influence fire behavior including drought, topography, insect infestation, and weather but fuels are the only factor that people can realistically manage. This publication summarizes what is known about restoration treatment effects on fire behavior in ponderosa pine forests, and suggests treatment options that can alter future fire behavior.
The Effects of Thinning and Similar Stand Treatments on Fire Behavior in Western Forests
Author: Science Basis for Changing Forest Structure to Modify Wildfire Behavior and Severity
Author: Russell T. GrahamGuide to Fuel Treatments in Dry Forests of the Western United States
Author: Morris C. JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Fire and Fuels Extension, Forest Vegetation Simulator (Computer program)
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Fire and Fuels Extension of the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FFE-FVS) was used to calulate the immediate effects of treatments on surface fuels, fire hazard, potential fire behavior, and forest structure for respresentative dry forest stands in the Western United States. Treatments considered included pile and burn and prescribed fire.