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Wildfire Research
There are three global questions behind the wildfire research
being conducted in support of the WALTER project:
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What is the current biogeography of the region (such
as soils, vegetation, fuel load factors, elevation, aspect,
and many other variables) relative to that of the past
twenty years, and what changes have occurred over this
time period?
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What correlations can be found with climatic conditions
and events?
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How do these factors interact to produce particular types
and levels of wildfire and of fire hazard?
To help address these questions and contribute to FCS-1,
research is being conducted on creating fuel load models
appropriate to Southwestern vegetation types and structure,
deriving surface moisture from satellite imagery, and assessing
the relationships between previous fire occurrence and the
probability of fire in similar topographic and ecological
conditions. The wildfire research is being conducted in concert
with both the climate and fire
history components.
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Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
FEIS
provides up-to-date information about fire effects on plants
and animals. It was developed at the USDA Forest Service Rocky
Mountain Research Station's Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula,
Montana.
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Returning Fire to the Mountains: Can We Successfully Restore the Ecological Role of Pre-Euroamerican Fire Regimes to the Sierra Nevada?
By Anthony C. Caprio and David M. Graber (Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
Parks). Pdf document examining the resultant conditions of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park’s burn program relative to the knowledge about past fire regimes in this ecosystem and using fire return interval departure (FRID) to provide management direction. (another copy: USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-5. 2000) |
The Use of Geographic Information for Fire Management Planning in Yosemite National Park
By Jan W. van Wagtendonk (of U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, Yosemite Field Station), Kent A. van Wagtendonk, Joseph B. Meyer, and Kara J. Paintner (of Yosemite National Park). Pdf document, Applied Geography 19(1):19-39. 2002 using GIS and fire return interval departure (FRID) analysis in the park's new management plan. |
Fire Management and GIS: A Framework for Identifying and Prioritizing Fire Planning Needs
By Tony Caprio, Corky Conover, Mary Beth
Keifer, and Pat Lineback (Sequoia and
Kings Canyon National Parks). A pdf
document from the 1997 ESRI User
Converence.
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Make a Map
A map server from the Southern Sierra Geographic Information Cooperative that uses fire return interval departure (FRID) of drainages the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. |
 
USGS Satellite Data Applications for Fire Science
From EROS Data Center. Working to develop mapping techniques for vegetation fuels assessment, providing information on the potential for fires to ignite and spread, and burn severity assessment. Go… |
LandFire
Charged with the task of developing a consistent and accurate methodology capable of producing geospatial data of vegetation conditions, fire fuels, risks, and ecosystem status at the national, regional, and local scales for implementation of the National Fire Plan. Go… |
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