Fuels, weather, fire behavior and vegetation data pertaining to Rx fire in a young loblolly pine plantation in Jones County, Georgia

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FBSD_fire_behavior_damage.csv

\Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing fire date, fire time, rates of spread, flame length, flame height, scorch height and percent scorched for low and moderate intensity plots.
FBSD_fire_weather.csv \Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing weather dates and time, wind direction and speed and temperatures for various plots.
FBSD_fire_weather_summary.csv \Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing temperatures and precipitation amounts for various dates.
FBSD_fuel_moisture.csv \Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing fuel moisture measurements, fire dates, fire times and fuel types for low and moderate intensity plots.
FBSD_fuel_weight.csv \Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing dead and live fuel weights within all of the plots.
FBSD_fuel_weight_summary.csv \Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing preburn live fuel, preborn dead fuel, total preborn fuel, and postburn weights, amount and percent consumed for low and moderate intensity plots.
FBSD_indiv_measurements.csv \Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing individual rates of spread, flame length, flame height, scorch height and percent scorched for low and moderate intensity plots.

FBSD_natnl_fire_danger_rating.csv

\Data\FireBehavior_StandDamage Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing temperatures, wind speeds, wind directions, ignition components, spread components and Keetch-Byram Drought Indices for specified dates.
GAKP_control_plots.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Pine Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing Diameter at Breast Height, tree height, tip moth, D2xH, stem canker and competition species and levels for loblolly pines in the control plots for the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
GAKP_light_fire.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Pine Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing Diameter at Breast Height, tree height, tip moth, D2xH, stem canker and competition species and levels for loblolly pines in the low intensity fire plots for the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
GAKP_mod_fire.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Pine Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing Diameter at Breast Height, tree height, tip moth, D2xH, stem canker and competition species and levels for loblolly pines in the moderate intensity fire plots for the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
GAKV_control_plot_vegetation_summary.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tallies for vegetation other than pine in the control plots for the years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
GAKV_control_vegetation_transects.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tallies for vegetation other than pine in the control plots for the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
GAKV_control_woody_plant_quadrats.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing Diameter at Breast Height and Distance from midline measurements for vegetation found in the control plots in the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
GAKV_low_fire_vegetation_transects_cc.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tallies for vegetation other than pine in the low intensity plots for the years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
GAKV_low_fire_woody_plant_quadrats.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing Diameter at Breast Height and Distance from midline measurements for vegetation found in the low intensity plots in the years 1982, 1983, 1984.
GAKV_low_fire_plot_vegetation_summary.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tallies for vegetation other than pine in the low intensity plots for the years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
GAKV_mod_fire_vegetation_transects_cc.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tallies for vegetation other than pine in the moderate intensity plots for the years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
GAKV_mod_fire_woody_plant_quadrats.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing Diameter at Breast Height and Distance from midline measurements for vegetation found in the moderate intensity plots in the years 1982, 1983, 1984.
GAKV_mod_fire_plot_vegetation_summary.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tallies for vegetation other than pine in the moderate intensity plots for the years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
GAKV_species_list.csv \Data\GA_Kraft_Veg Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list of abbreviations used in GA Kraft Veg Transects data and their corresponding full species name and common name.
EstablishmentReport.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing a scan of the original 14 page establishment report submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program entailing how the study site was built.
ProgressReport.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing a scan of the original 7 page progress report submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program detailing the progress of the study in the year 1983.
StudyPlan.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing a scan of the original 26 page study plan submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program outlining intended study area and methodologies.
GA_Kraft_study_1983_aerial_photo_X.tif \Supplements\GA_Kraft_aerial_photos Seven different Tagged Image Files (TIF) containing aerial photographs of the Kraft study in Jones County, Georgia. Photographs were taken on 3/25/1983 showing plots burned 3/4/1983 through 3/11/1983, USFS SE2111 18-2. (X = photograph number 1-7)
Plot PLOTNUM MM-DD-YY (X).tif \Supplements\GA_Kraft_control_plot_photos Forty one TIF images containing photographs of the control plots in the Kraft study in Jones County, Georgia. Photographs were taken in October of 1982, 1983, or 1984 and of plots as specified. They are all of Loblolly, which were planted 1-78 with 1-0 stock, USFS SE2111-18. (PLOTNUM = plot number: 1C1, 5C3, 6C2, or 12C4; MM-DD-YY = the specified date where MM=month, DD=day, and YY=year; X = photograph number 1-15)
Plot PLOTNUM BURNTYPE BACKFIRE MM-DD-YY (X).tif \Supplements\GA_Kraft_low_intensity_fire_photos Sixty eight TIF images containing photographs of the low intensity fires in the Kraft study in Jones County, Georgia. Photographs may have been pre- or post-burn (as noted), and some plots were backfired. They are all of Loblolly, which were planted 1-78 with 1-0 stock, USFS SE2111-18. (PLOTNUM = plot number: 11L3, 2L2, 4L1, or 9L4; BURNTYPE = blank, Preburn, or Postburn; BACKFIRE = blank or bankfired; MM-DD-YY = the specified date where MM=month, DD=day, and YY=year; X = photograph number 1-5)
Plot PLOTNUM DETAILS MM-DD-YY (X).tif \Supplements\GA_Kraft_mod_intensity_fire_photos Seventy seven TIF images containing photographs of the low intensity fires in the Kraft study in Jones County, Georgia. Photographs may have been pre- or post-burn (as noted), some plots were backfired. They are all of Loblolly, which were planted 1-78 with 1-0 stock, USFS SE2111-18. (PLOTNUM = plot number: 3M3, 7M4, 8M1, or 10M2; DETAILS = blank, Preburn, Postburn, or other comments; MM-DD-YY = the specified date where MM=month, DD=day, and YY=year; X = photograph number 1-15)
Plot_3M3_MC_sampling_prior_to_ignition_3-4-83 X.tif \Supplements\GA_Kraft_moist_content_sampling_ex Two TIF images containing photographs of Plot 3M3 in the Kraft study in Jones County, Georgia. Both photographs are examples showing moisture content sampling. This site was just chosen randomly to demonstrate what a sample looks like. (X = photograph number = 2 or blank)
Plot PLOTNUM DETAILS MM-DD-YY (X).tif \Supplements\Representative_study_slides Thirty four TIF images containing representative photographs of pre and post burn hardwood competition and backfire fire behavior of March 1983 introductory burns in a 5 year old loblolly pine plantation in the Kraft study in Jones County, Georgia. Loblolly pine planted planted 1-78 with 1-0 stock, USFS SE2111-18. Photos were taken from 1982-1984. (PLOTNUM = plot number: 10M2, 11L3, 12C4, 2L2, 3M3, 4L1, 5C3, 7M4; DETAILS = blank, Preburn, Postburn, or other comments; MM-DD-YY = the specified date where MM=month, DD=day, and YY=year; X = photograph number 1-15)