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Topic(s):
Fire Effects
Ecological - First Order
Emissions
Fire Regime
Fire Intensity / Burn Severity
Smoke & Air Quality
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
Record updated:
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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