Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Field data

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Field data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular Digital Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0033
Description:
Abstract:
This data publication contains the results of field work in masticated materials of mixed-conifer forests in 14 study locations. Mixed-conifer masticated materials were investigated in four states of the western U.S., including Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, and South Dakota. The data were collected from 2012 through 2016 as part of the MASTIDON project, which was a four-year research project to characterize how burning properties of masticated material are affected when different cutting machines are used to treat the forests and when masticated particles are left on the ground for multiple years to decompose. The project was funded by the Joint Fire Sciences Program (JFSP) and RMRS between 2013 and 2016. The masticated particles within this project were created by four different machines, including a vertical rotating head, horizontal drum, chipper, and mower. They had been decomposing in situ in wet and dry areas of the mixed-conifer forests since their initial treatment.

This publication gives GPS locations and laser elevation data for each field site and the GPS locations where depth measurements were taken within each macroplot. It gives depths for each of the five fuel layers distinguished within the masticated materials at two scales. The first scale is at three-meter intervals along each of six transect lines. The second scale is within each microplot and quarter plot where samples were taken from the quarter plots for further lab work. The data also contain estimates of vegetation cover and height at each of the depth-measurement locations.
Purpose:
The purpose of these data was to determine the variation in depths of the mastication units that resulted from different cutting heads and cutting procedures.
Supplemental_Information:
A short summary of this mastication project (MASTIDON) can be found in the full data product download (\Supplements\Project_Overview_JFSP_Mastication_2012-2016.pdf).

Information about the MASTIDON project can also be found here: https://www.firelab.org/project/mastidon.

Original metadata dates was 07/06/2017. Minor metadata updates on 08/11/2017.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2012
Ending_Date: 2016
Currentness_Reference:
Observed
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
These data come from masticated materials taken from four states in the Western United States. These include Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, and South Dakota.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.78938
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.64148
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.36082
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.78899
Bounding_Altitudes:
Altitude_Minimum: 3369
Altitude_Maximum: 9024
Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: masticated fuels
Theme_Keyword: physical effects of mastication
Theme_Keyword: ponderosa pine
Theme_Keyword: fresh litter depth
Theme_Keyword: masticated particle depth
Theme_Keyword: mixed masticated-duff depth
Theme_Keyword: horizontal drum head equipment
Theme_Keyword: vertical rotating head equipment
Theme_Keyword: chipping equipment
Theme_Keyword: mowing equipment
Theme_Keyword: Joint Fire Science Program
Theme_Keyword: JFSP
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Forest management
Theme_Keyword: Fire
Theme_Keyword: Fire ecology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Rocky Mountains
Place_Keyword: western United States
Place_Keyword: Idaho
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Place_Keyword: New Mexico
Place_Keyword: South Dakota
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in publication, presentation, or other research product, please use the following citation:

Sikkink, Pamela G. 2017. Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Field data. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0033
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Robert E. Keane
Contact_Organization: Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Contact_Position: Research Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 5775 US Hwy 10 West
City: Missoula
State_or_Province: MT
Postal_Code: 59808-9361
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-329-4846
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-329-4877
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rkeane@fs.fed.us
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding for this project provided by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP 13-1-05-8). The USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) also provided many people who were instrumental in conducting fieldwork and collecting samples of masticated materials for this project: John Byrne, Jonathan Sandquist, Jim Reardon, Joe Frament, Signe Leirfallom, Brian Izbicki, Sarah Flanary, and Terrie Jain. Others included Penny Morgan and her graduate students of the University of Idaho as well as volunteers Art Sikkink and Nikki Stirling from Missoula, MT.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Therese B.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Gen. Tech. Rep.
Issue_Identification: RMRS-GTR-XXXX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
(IN PRESS)
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Therese B.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: JFSP Final Report
Issue_Identification: 13-1-05-8
Other_Citation_Details:
32 pp.
Online_Linkage: https://www.firescience.gov/projects/13-1-05-8/project/13-1-05-8_final_report.pdf
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Shape, particle, and fuel load characteristics
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular Digital Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0012
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Chemistry, heat content, and mineral percentage results
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular Digital Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0022
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Moisture-loss tests
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Tabular Digital Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0034
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:
Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Experimental burns and smoldering tests
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0035
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribute accuracy is detailed in Keane et al. 2017. The methodology section below also has additional information on attribute accuracy for these data.

Keane, Robert E.; Sikkink, Pamela G; Theresa B. Jain. 2017. Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-XXX. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. XXX p. IN PRESS
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All data reported within the data sets were collected within the same block, unit, and plot at each location. Fourteen locations were sampled and site labels are consistent throughout the data sets.
Completeness_Report:
There are some cases where there was no data to collect or measurement to record, and in these cases the data are left as a blank cell.

There were 14 study locations sampled for this study plus one location called Priest River 1C (PR1C). This particular site was discarded early in the study because it was the very first collection site and the data were not collected in the same manner in the sampling of following sites. We decided to add more microplots after this first attempt and to describe more variables in the sampling process. Therefore, we discarded this site and have not included any of its data in the RMRS mastication archives, but it is listed in the locations file for completeness. It is also important to note that for this data publication we do not have any data from the University of Idaho, as is the case for other MASTIDON data publications.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
SAMPLING

Sample sites were restricted to certain treatment areas because we needed a variety of: (1) treatment ages; (2) mastication methods; (3) mature, mixed-conifer stand types; and (4) geographic areas within the Rocky Mountains. After contacting numerous agencies and fire managers, we found only 15 sites that met these criteria that we could feasibly sample, process, and analyze within the two years allotted for field sampling. Sites were spread from northern Idaho to New Mexico in the U.S. Rocky Mountains and to South Dakota in the Great Plains (see \Supplements\Site_Locations_for_Mastidon_project_2012-2016.jpg). The sites included forests with a variety of structural types and that have been treated with one of four mastication methods. Highest priority for this study is on sampling masticated materials from a wide variety of ages.

Sampling within each masticated area occurred within a 30 x 50 meter (m) grid (see \Supplements\Sampling_distribution_diagram_for_macroplot.jpg). The grid was located in an area typical of the masticated fuels and arranged with the 30 m portion of the macroplot running uphill. Two strategies were employed on the grid at each location. These strategies include 1) a geostatistical sampling protocol to assess variation in fuelbed characteristics at 3 and 10 m intervals; and 2) a small-scale Hood and Wu (2006) protocol to assess fuelbed variation at 0.5 m intervals and collect fuels for laboratory analysis.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Therese B.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Gen. Tech. Rep.
Issue_Identification: RMRS-GTR-XXXX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
(IN PRESS)
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Therese B.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: JFSP Final Report
Issue_Identification: 13-1-05-8
Other_Citation_Details:
32 pp.
Online_Linkage: https://www.firescience.gov/projects/13-1-05-8/project/13-1-05-8_final_report.pdf
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Study Plan: Surface fuel characteristics, temporal dynamics, and fire behavior of masticated mixed-conifer fuelbeds of the western U.S.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Study Plan
Issue_Identification: RMRS-2014-4405-187
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Missoula, MT
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
(File available through data publication download: \Supplements\Study_plan_Mastication_project.pdf)
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Theresa B.
Originator: Reardon, Jim
Originator: Heinsch, Faith Ann
Originator: Butler, Bret
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Surface fuel characteristics, temporal dynamics, and fire behavior of masticated mixed-conifer fuelbeds of the western U.S.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
(File available through data publication download: \Supplements\Project_Overview_JFSP_Mastication_2012-2016.pdf)
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hood, Sharon
Originator: Wu, Ros
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Estimating fuel bed loadings in masticated areas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Conference Proceedings
Issue_Identification: Fuels Management-How to Measure Success
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Portland, OR
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
In: Andrews, Patricia L.; Butler, Bret W., comps. Fuels Management-How to Measure Success: Conference Proceedings. pp. 333-345
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
CONTOUR DATA COLLECTION

Laser data were collected at three-meter intervals along each of six macroplot lines to describe contour of the surface and construct an elevation model for the macroplot. The start of the readings was usually based at the zero, zero point but sometimes had to be adjusted along the baseline for visibility. One person stood at each measurement point with a stadia rod while a second person operated the laser. The laser was aimed at a reflector disk on top of the stadia rod and the number of degrees upward or downward to that reflector disk was recorded. This process was repeated for all sample points on the plot. If the laser had to be moved in order to see the stadia rod, this movement was also recorded and the base point adjusted for all remaining readings.

Although the laser data was taken for this study, it was not analyzed or diagrammed due to lack of time.

Depth measurements at 3-meter (m) resolution:

Depth measurements were started at the 0,0 point. They continued at three meter intervals along the 0 m line. This procedure was repeated for the remaining 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 meter lines within the macroplot. There were usually 66 measurements total for each macroplot.

Depths were measured for five main layers in this study. All depths were measured to the nearest 0.5 centimeters (cm). The following layers were measured:
1) New Litter (cm): New litter is material that has been deposited since the mastication process was complete (e.g., new pine needles, leaves, cones, small branches, bark, etc.). It is an above-ground measure in centimeters.

2) Masticated particles (cm): This is the depth of the main masticated material. It includes above and below ground woody materials and is measured to the nearest 0.5 cm.

3) Mixed masticated particles and duff (cm): This is the depth of a layer where masticated wood is intermixed with duff material because of machinery or animal borrowing. It is below ground and is measured to the nearest 0.5 cm.

4) Duff (cm): This is the depth of the duff layer. It is below ground and measured to the nearest 0.5 cm.

5) Mixed soil and duff (cm): This is the depth of a layer where duff is intermixed with the soil layer. It is measured to the nearest 0.5 cm and is usually caused by machine disturbance of the area. It is the deepest layer measured for thickness in this study.


Vegetation data were also recorded during the collection of depth measurements. Information on vegetation was recorded from a 1 square meter area surrounding each measurement point. The information consisted of a classification of lifeform (forb, grass, shrub, and tree), a four-letter abbreviation(s) of the dominant species present, a visual estimate of percent cover, and an estimate of vegetation height.


Depth measurements at microplot resolution:

These depths were taken from the microplot locations (1 x 1 m plot frames and 0.5 x 0.5 m plot frames) that were sampled using Hood and Wu (2006) protocols. They were sampled from several microplots along the 10 m and 40 m lines. Depths were measured for the five main layers in this study: the new litter layer, main mastication layer, mixed- mastication and duff layer, duff layer, and a mixed- soil and duff layer. These layers, and the measurement process, were the same as the 3-m resolution depths described above. All depths were measured to the nearest 0.5 cm. There are usually seven measurements for each microplot.

Within each microplot, the depths were taken at the corners of a 1 x 1 m frame. In addition, depths were taken within a 0.5 x 0.5 meter frame placed in the lower left side of the 1 x 1 m frame. These depths measurements were coded as follows:
1UL = measured in the upper left corner of the 1 x 1 meter frame
2UR = measured in the upper right corner of the 1 x 1 meter frame
3LR = measured in the lower right corner of the 1 x 1 meter frame
4LL = measured in the lower left corner of the 1 x 1 meter frame
5ML = measured in the upper left corner of the 0.5 x 0.5 meter frame
6MM = measured in the upper right corner of the 0.5 x 0.5 meter frame
7LM = measured in the lower right corner of the 0.5 x 0.5 meter frame

See Hood and Wu (2006) for detailed information on the sampling protocol for these microplots.


GPS locations:

Each of the 14 macroplots had 12 GPS measurements – one at the beginning and end of each of six lines within the macroplot (i.e., at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50). The locations were read in UTM’s in Zones 11, 12, and 13, whichever was appropriate for the state where data collection was being made.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Therese B.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Gen. Tech. Rep.
Issue_Identification: RMRS-GTR-XXXX
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
(IN PRESS)
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Therese B.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: JFSP Final Report
Issue_Identification: 13-1-05-8
Other_Citation_Details:
32 pp.
Online_Linkage: https://www.firescience.gov/projects/13-1-05-8/project/13-1-05-8_final_report.pdf
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Study Plan: Surface fuel characteristics, temporal dynamics, and fire behavior of masticated mixed-conifer fuelbeds of the western U.S.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Study Plan
Issue_Identification: RMRS-2014-4405-187
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Missoula, MT
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
(File available through data publication download: \Supplements\Study_plan_Mastication_project.pdf)
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Keane, Robert E.
Originator: Sikkink, Pamela G.
Originator: Jain, Theresa B.
Originator: Reardon, Jim
Originator: Heinsch, Faith Ann
Originator: Butler, Bret
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Surface fuel characteristics, temporal dynamics, and fire behavior of masticated mixed-conifer fuelbeds of the western U.S.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
(File available through data publication download: \Supplements\Project_Overview_JFSP_Mastication_2012-2016.pdf)
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hood, Sharon
Originator: Wu, Ros
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Estimating fuel bed loadings in masticated areas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Conference Proceedings
Issue_Identification: Fuels Management-How to Measure Success
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Portland, OR
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Other_Citation_Details:
In: Andrews, Patricia L.; Butler, Bret W., comps. Fuels Management-How to Measure Success: Conference Proceedings. pp. 333-345
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0
Longitude_Resolution: 0
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210088
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Distance_Units: feet
Depth_System_Definition:
Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
This data publication contains two sets of depth data on the masticated layers at each study site. One set of depths is on the 30-meter long lines where they were spaced at three-meter intervals. The second set of depths were from the 20 individual microplots at each site. These depths were taken at seven locations within the 1 meter x 1meter microplots. Each data set contains depth information on five layers at or below the surface that were affected by the mastication process. Below you will find a list of the files included in this download, along with a complete description of the contents. For a list and description of each variable included in each of the data files, see UserGuide_EntityAttributes.pdf.


DATA FILES

\Data\Field_HW_Plot.csv
Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the depths of five field layers measured for the mastication project. The depths were taken from the microplot locations (1 x 1 meter plot frames and 0.5 x 0.5 meter plot frames). Depths were measured using Hood and Wu (2006) protocols for the five layers: the new litter layer, main mastication layer, mixed- mastication and duff layer, duff layer, and a mixed- soil and duff layer. All depths were measured to the nearest 0.5 centimeter. Precision is to the 0.1 centimeter.There are usually seven measurements for each microplot.The table contains 1981 records.

\Data\Field_Spatial_Data.csv
Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the locations and depths for all measured depths within each 50 x 30 meter macroplot. Each macroplot has six lines along which depths were measured every three meters. The depths were measured for the five main layers in this study: the new litter layer, main mastication layer, mixed- mastication and duff layer, duff layer, and a mixed- soil and duff layer. All depths were measured to the nearest 0.5 centimeter. Precision is to the 0.1 centimeter. The table includes a total of 924 records.

\Data\Reference\Lookup_Folders–Key_Index.csv
Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing key information on how each microplot is coded for use as links in the database. It also has information on where the paper records are stored, the sample year and age of materials, the date the microplot was sorted, and who was responsible for the sorting of the microplot. The table contains 148 records.

\Data\Reference\Lookup_HW_Codes.csv
Comma-delimited ASCII text file lays out the rational for creating the HW Index. It describes the parts used in the HW Index and how they relate to each other. There are 41 records in this table. The codes were repeated for each of 14 sites sampled in this project.

\Data\Reference\Lookup_Locations.csv
Comma-delimited ASCII text file providing basic information on each site sampled in this study. It includes the mastication method, the total number of microplots analyzed for characterization of particles and chemistry, the climatic regime, age or length of time since the materials were masticated, UTM information, elevation and bearing of the plots, and laser information for local topographic changes on the landscape. This table has 15 records.


SUPPLEMENTAL FILES

\Supplements\Project_Overview_JFSP_Mastication_2012-2016.pdf
Adobe Acrobat PDF/ a file containing an overview of the 2012-2016 Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Mastication project.

\Supplements\Sampling_distribution_diagram_for_macroplot.jpg
JPG photo showing the Hood and Wu (2006) sampling distribution diagram used at each site in this mastication project.

\Supplements\Site_Locations_for_Mastidon_project_2012-2016.jpg
JPG photo showing site locations studied in this mastication project.

\Supplements\Study_plan_Mastication_project.pdf
Adobe Acrobat PDF/ a file containing the study plan for the 2012-2016 JFSP Mastication project.

\Supplements\Field Data photos\Jon Byrne and Jonathan Sandquist field work on microplot in Amber 22.jpg
JPG photo showing the process of collecting depth data in this mastication project.

\Supplements\Field Data photos\PAL_10-01-10_full microplot and quarter plot frames.jpg
JPG photo showing the setup of the microplot and quarter plot frames of this mastication project.
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Keane, Robert E.; Sikkink, Pamela G; Theresa B. Jain. 2017. Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-XXX. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. XXX p. IN PRESS
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