Title:

Soil temperatures under ponderosa pines during prescribed burns in northern Arizona

Author(s):

Burke, Gloria M.; Sackett, Stephen S.; Haase, Sally M.; Weise, David R.

Publication Year:

2024

How to Cite:

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Burke, Gloria M.; Sackett, Stephen S.; Haase, Sally M.; Weise, David R. 2024. Soil temperatures under ponderosa pines during prescribed burns in northern Arizona. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0034

Abstract:

In 1980, a study was initiated to measure soil and cambial temperatures of mature ponderosa pines in northern Arizona that occurred during prescribed burns. Over the next 25 years, soil temperature data were measured on prescribed fires on the Coconino, Kaibab, and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. This data publication contains the hourly temperatures of heated soil measured with Type K sheathed thermocouples at various depths below the O2-A1 soil subhorizon interface during prescribed burns between 1981 and 2005. Also included are the linear depths of organic material (forest floor) above the temperature probe site pre-fire and the amount of fuel consumption measured post-fire; fuel moisture content (dry weight basis) of the litter, fermentation, and humus layers measured pre-fire; as well as soil moisture content (dry weight basis) measured pre- and post-fire at the depth of the thermocouples. The soil moisture, fuel moisture and forest floor depth data sets are linked to the temperature data set by the SOIL_ID variable. The dates of collection for the other measurements corresponds to the date that soil temperature measurement commenced.

Keywords:

soil heating; soil temperatures; thermocouples; biota; Fire; Fire ecology; Prescribed fire; Fire effects on environment; Arizona; northern Arizona; southwestern United States; Fort Valley Experimental Forest; Long Valley Experimental Forest; Chimney Spring Study Area; Limestone Flats Study Area; Kaibab National Forest; Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest; Coconino National Forest

Related publications:

• Covington, Wallace W.; Sackett, Stephen S. 1990. Fire effects on ponderosa pine soils and their management implications. pages 105-111. In: Krammes, J.S. (tech. coord.). 1990. Effects of fire management of southwestern natural resources. General Technical Report. RM-GTR-191. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 293 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-191
• Covington, Wallace W.; Fule, Peter Z.; Moore, Margaret M.; Hart, Stephen C.; Kolb, Thomas E.; Mast, Joy M.; Sackett, Stephen S.; Wagner, Michael R. 1997. Restoring ecosystem health in ponderosa pine forests of the southwest. Journal of Forestry. 95(4): 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/95.4.23 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/23289
• Sackett, Stephen S.; Haase, Sally M.; Burke, Gloria M. 1992. Soil temperatures related to prescribed burning in ponderosa pine stands in Yosemite Valley that include California black oak. pages 144-146. In: Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gottfried, Gerald J.; Bennett, Duane A.; Hernandez C., Manuel Victor; Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo; Hamre, R.H. 1992. Ecology and management of oak and associated woodlands: Perspectives in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. General Technical Report. RM-GTR-218. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 1992 April 27-30; Sierra Vista, AZ; 224 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RM-GTR-218
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