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Author(s):
Rodney A. Norum
Year Published:

Cataloging Information

Hot Topic(s):
Ecological Effects of Severe Fire, Smoke and Air Quality Management
Topic(s):
Fire Effects
Ecological - First Order
Emissions
Fire Regime
Fire Intensity / Burn Severity
Smoke & Air Quality
Ecosystem(s):
Subalpine wet spruce-fir forest, Subalpine dry spruce-fir forest

NRFSN number: 11946
FRAMES RCS number: 14096
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Height of slash fire smoke columns, commonly thought to be a function of atmospheric conditions alone, through a series of 10-acre experimental fires is shown to be strongly related to fire intensity. By conducting intense fires, land managers can possibly burn forest debris and still maintain air quality when atmospheric conditions are less than ideal for smoke dispersal.

Citation

Norum, Rodney A. 1974. Smoke column height related to fire intensity. Res. Pap. INT-RP-157. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 7 p.

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