Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014: Field fuel samples

Metadata:

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Pre- and post-burn plots in all units were not "paired" and do not meet the requirements for paired statistical tests. Thus, caution must be taken when extracting plot-level inferences from the dataset. Destructive sampling techniques, such as the clip and weigh method utilized are generally known to be the most accurate techniques for the measurement of the dry weight biomass of vegetation. The accuracy of the method is a result of a 100% sampling of biomass within a defined area. The clip and weigh method was used consistently throughout the study area. Attributes were visually checked for proper values.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Value: Pass

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Fuel loading: Following data entry, each entered data value was checked independently against the original data form by two separate technicians for completeness and accuracy. Fuel moisture: Net dry weights were recorded, entered into data templates, and checked twice by different technicians to ensure accuracy.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All fuel sample data are intact and not truncated. Pre-fire fuel loads and vegetation height sampling locations are not precisely known and only the general location of the associated seven sample plots are identified. As such, each fuel sample location for pre-fire fuel loads is associated with ten fuel samples. Each vegetation height sample has three records representing the maximum, minimum and average vegetation height for each of the ten plots sampled. The location of the post-fire samples was more precisely known as each location was recorded with a GEOXH GeoExplorer 6000 series Trimble - differential Global Positioning System (GPS) unit. The locations of fuel moisture sampling plots are not known. The dataset was checked for duplicate points.

Completeness_Report:

Zeroes ('0') in all datasets were used to describe the absence of observations of data variables at a given plot. Original data were stored in Excel and dashes (--) were used to describe measurements of data variables that are not applicable (n/a) at a given plot. Data in the file geodatabase had these -- converted to -99 or -999. For example, if a particular category of vegetation cover is not observed, it is recorded as 0% cover ('zero'). Yet, if a particular category of vegetation is not present in a given plot to have its height measured, the height is recorded as '-'. Dashed data values, then, are not included in the unit level summary for vegetation height.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Post-fire vegetation sampling was completed inside the perimeter of each of the three burn blocks. At least 15 destructive clip plots 1.0 square meter (m2) in area were established on a systematic grid within each burn unit. Clip plots were defined by a 1-meter (m) x 1-m PVC square. Post-fire sampling was primarily conducted in areas where an uninterrupted head fire was thought to have occurred during the research burns. The identification of areas that received uninterrupted head fire was corroborated by burn operations personnel. Of the 15 destructive post-fire clip plots in each unit, five were installed in areas where a flanking fire was observed to occur on the ground. The purpose of the post-burn plots was to quantify loading by vegetation life form for the post-burn environment. Biomass consumption for each vegetation category was determined by subtracting pre-burn loadings from post-burn loadings. No vegetation height measurements (recorded in centimeters [cm]) were taken at these plots.

Process_Date: 20140201

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Contact_Person: Joseph Restaino

Contact_Position: Field Technician

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: University of Washington: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Address: 400 N. 34th St, Suite 201

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98103

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 530-903-2067

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Fuel moisture sampling was conducted within 30 minutes of ignition for each burn unit. Samples (n > 3) of each vegetation category were collected outside the perimeter of each burn unit. All moisture samples were sealed and net green (wet) weights were measured as soon as possible in the field, generally within 6 hours of ignition. Moisture samples were then checked, boxed, and shipped to Seattle, WA for processing. The spatial locations of the fuel moisture samples are not known.

Process_Date: 20140201

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Contact_Person: Joseph Restaino

Contact_Position: Field Technician

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: University of Washington: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Address: 400 N. 34th St, Suite 201

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98103

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 530-903-2067

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

In Seattle, plots were further sorted into categories of like size and shape. Categories included: large cylinders, small cylinders, large blades, small blades, and seed heads. Shape categories and size classifications varied slightly by species. For example, little bluestem was characterized with one category of blades (> 2 millimeter (mm) width), whereas oldfield threeawn was characterized by larger blades (> 1 mm width) and smaller blades (<1 mm width). Once sorted, geometric features of a subset of eight specimens within each category were intensively measured with calipers to the nearest .01 mm to calculate the surface area (mm2) and volume (mm3) of each specimen. In categories defined as “blades,” one total length measurement, four width measurements, and four depth measurements were recorded for each specimen. In categories defined as “cylinders,” one total length measurement and four diameter measurements were recorded for each specimen. Due to the small size of seeds, only one width (major axis), depth (minor axis), and length measurement was recorded for each specimen. Surface area and volume for seeds were approximated as ellipsoids. Surface area and volume measurements for grass blades were then approximated as rectangular prisms. Cylinder values were approximated using an average (mean) of diameter measurements. Each of the eight specimens per category was then weighed to 0.001 grams. For each plot, all biomass within a given category was oven-dried at 70 degrees Celsius (C) for 48 hours. Net dry weights were recorded, entered into data templates, and checked twice by different technicians to ensure accuracy. The measured proportion of specimen mass to category mass was then used to approximate the total number of specimens in each category. Surface area and volume calculations were then scaled up from the specimen-level to the category-level. All categories were summed to approximate the surface area and volume of the 0.0625 square meter (m2) plot. Calculations used for species and plots are as follows: Volume of cylinder V = πr2h Surface area of cylinder SA = 2πr2 + 2πrh Volume of rectangular prism V = length X width X height, Surface area of rectangular prism SA = 2ab + 2bc + 2ac Volume of ellipsoid V = (4/3) πabc Surface area of ellipsoid SA = 4π[(apbp + bpcp + apcp)/3]1/p, where p is 1.6075.

Process_Date: 20140201

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Contact_Person: Joseph Restaino

Contact_Position: Field Technician

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: University of Washington: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Address: 400 N. 34th St, Suite 201

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98103

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 530-903-2067

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Visual inspection found the dominant grass species in all three burn blocks to be little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium). Other species include oldfield threeawn (Aristida oligantha), and camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris). No effort was made to characterize camphorweed (forb), as it was the least abundant vegetation category and was known to be less flammable than the grass species present in the study area. Pre-fire vegetation sampling areas were determined on the ground with the intent of being representative of the conditions within the burn blocks. Prior to clipping in each pre-burn plot the maximum, minimum, and average (modal) height for each species was measured to the nearest 0.5 cm. The sampling of little bluestem was divided into two categories (upper layer and lower layer). The boundary between the two layers reflected the visual assessment of the maximum continuous distribution of biomass, or center of mass height. The boundary was determined from dozens of measurements of the visual estimate of center of mass for the species. This value was fixed to ensure sampling was conducted in a consistent and replicable manner by all research technicians in each of the four little bluestem vegetation classes. For the entire study area, the center of mass height for little bluestem was determined to be 30 cm. Biomass clipped above 30 cm was classified as the upper layer, and biomass collected below 30 cm was classified as the lower layer. The physical structure of oldfield threeawn did not require a distinction between upper and lower layers. For all seven sampling areas, once measurements within the 1.0 m2 plot were completed, all vegetation was clipped, separated by category, and collected. Each 0.0625 m2 plot was defined as a rectangular prism including all combustible material located within the 0.25 m x 0.25 m square plot. The rectangular prism was the shape of the sampling area, wherein all combustible material was collected. It was defined by the 0.0625 m2 (0.25m x 0.25m) square on the ground, extending vertically (from all sides of the 0.0625m2 square) to the top of the vegetation. Once the maximum height of vegetation within the plot was measured to the nearest 0.5 cm, all vegetation was clipped, sorted by category, and collected. The sample material was then labeled, checked, boxed, and shipped to Seattle, WA for processing.

Process_Date: 20140203

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Contact_Person: Joseph Restaino

Contact_Position: Field Technician

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: University of Washington: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

Address: 400 N. 34th St, Suite 201

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98103

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 530-903-2067

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The collected data were compiled into this data package and associated with spatial information.

Process_Date: 20140203

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Geospatial Measurement Solutions, LLC

Contact_Person: Derek McNamara

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical

Address: 1841 4th Street

City: Hood River

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97031

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-818-2152

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmgeo@gmsgis.com

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 82591

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PostFire_FuelLoads

Entity_Type_Definition:

ESRI file geodatabase point feature class of field sampled post-fire fuel loads occurring within the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLOT_ID

Attribute_Definition:

A unique ID for the vegetative fuel plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Unique IDs for vegetative plots.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample_type

Attribute_Definition:

The description or identification of an individual vegetation sample.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The description or identification of an individual vegetation sample.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bluestem_Lower_g_m2

Attribute_Definition:

Biomass in grams per meter square of the lower layer of Bluestem.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.22

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Misc_Forb_g_m2

Attribute_Definition:

Biomass in grams per meter square of miscellaneous forbs found in the plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4.02

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Broomweed_g_m2

Attribute_Definition:

Biomass in grams per meter square of broomweed or camphorweed found in the plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 47.76

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Bluestem_Upper_g_m2

Attribute_Definition:

Biomass in grams per meter square of the upper layer of Bluestem.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 12.27

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Threeawn_g_m2

Attribute_Definition:

Biomass in grams per meter square of threeawn found in the plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.83

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TotalBiomassLoading_g_m

Attribute_Definition:

Total vegetative biomass in grams per meter square found in the plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 50.09

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Internal feature number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Feature geometry.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PreFire_FuelLoads

Entity_Type_Definition:

ESRI file geodatabase point feature class of field sampled pre-fire fuel loads occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample_ID

Attribute_Definition:

The sample ID.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The sample ID.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample_type

Attribute_Definition:

The description or identification of an individual vegetation sample.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The description or identification of an individual vegetation sample.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Units

Attribute_Definition:

The measurement units.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: g/m2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

grams per square meter

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: tons/acre

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

tons per acre

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_1

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 1 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 399.19

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_2

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 2 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 439.6

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_3

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 3 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 339.75

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_4

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 4 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 400.99

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_5

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 5 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 427.33

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_6

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 6 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 382.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_7

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 7 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 645.4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_8

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 8 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 431.4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_9

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 9 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 438.23

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_10

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 10 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 604.64

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_11

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 11 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -99

Range_Domain_Maximum: 186.62

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_12

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 12 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -99

Range_Domain_Maximum: 219.05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mean

Attribute_Definition:

The mean value of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 202.07

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Std_Dev

Attribute_Definition:

The standard deviation of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 132.29

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Std_Error

Attribute_Definition:

The standard error of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.19

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Min

Attribute_Definition:

The minimum value of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 334.31

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Max

Attribute_Definition:

The maximum value of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.03

Range_Domain_Maximum: 645.4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FuelLoading_95_CI

Attribute_Definition:

The 95% confidence interval of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.01

Range_Domain_Maximum: 74.85

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Internal feature number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FuelPlots_PlotType

Attribute_Definition:

Description of the plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Description of the plot.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Feature geometry.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PreFire_VegHeights

Entity_Type_Definition:

ESRI file geodatabase point feature class of field sampled pre-fire vegetation heights occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample_ID

Attribute_Definition:

The sample ID.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The sample ID.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Units

Attribute_Definition:

The measurement units

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mm

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

millimeters

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition:

The vegetation species being sampled.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The vegetation species being sampled.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Category

Attribute_Definition:

The vegetation measurement height category (ht=height, min=minimum, max=maximum, avg=average).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The vegetation measurement height category.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_1

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 1 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 380

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1220

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_2

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 2 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 390

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1240

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_3

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 3 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 330

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1160

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_4

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 4 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 410

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1250

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_5

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 5 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 360

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1220

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_6

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 6 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 360

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1190

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_7

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 7 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 385

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1270

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_8

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 8 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -99

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1170

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_9

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 9 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 340

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1210

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_10

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 10 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 340

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1210

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_11

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 11 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -99

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1120

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Plot_12

Attribute_Definition:

Plot 12 measurement values.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -99

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1150

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Mean

Attribute_Definition:

The mean value of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 364

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1175

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Std_Dev

Attribute_Definition:

The standard deviation of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 54.7

Range_Domain_Maximum: 122.8

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Std_Error

Attribute_Definition:

The standard error of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 17.3

Range_Domain_Maximum: 38.8

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Min

Attribute_Definition:

The minimum value of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 210

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1015

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Max

Attribute_Definition:

The maximum value of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 440

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1270

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VegHeights_95_CI

Attribute_Definition:

The 95% confidence interval of the measurement for all the plots.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 33.9

Range_Domain_Maximum: 76.1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Internal feature number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FuelPlots_PlotType

Attribute_Definition:

Description of the plot. (m3=cubic meters)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Each plot location had 10 samples occurring in roughly a 1-meter cubic area around the general plot location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Feature geometry.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: FuelMoisturePlot1 & FuelMoisturePlot3

Entity_Type_Definition:

ESRI file geodatabase table of field sampled pre-fire fuel moisture samples occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014. There was no sampling outside of burn block 1.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Internal feature number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SampleNumber

Attribute_Definition:

The sample number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 10

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SampleType

Attribute_Definition:

The sample type.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Veg

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Vegetation sample.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VegType

Attribute_Definition:

The type of vegetation sampled.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The type of vegetation sampled.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SMDuffVegSoil

Attribute_Definition:

The type of feature (vegetation, soil or duff) being sampled.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GrossWetWt__g

Attribute_Definition:

The gross wet weight of the vegetation in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 31.3

Range_Domain_Maximum: 818.6

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WetContWt_g

Attribute_Definition:

The gross wet weight of the container, in grams, for vegetation sampling processing.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 18.78

Range_Domain_Maximum: 19.51

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NetWetWt_g

Attribute_Definition:

The net wet weight of the vegetation in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 12.39

Range_Domain_Maximum: 799.34

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GrossDryWt_g

Attribute_Definition:

The gross dry weight of the vegetation in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 40.72

Range_Domain_Maximum: 727.14

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DryContWt_g

Attribute_Definition:

The gross dry weight of the container, in grams, for vegetation sampling processing.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 28

Range_Domain_Maximum: 94.73

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NetDryWt_g

Attribute_Definition:

The net dry weight of the vegetation in grams.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5.35

Range_Domain_Maximum: 671.18

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MoistureContent__

Attribute_Definition:

The percent moisture content in the plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.46

Range_Domain_Maximum: 186.04

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: SurfaceAreaVolume

Entity_Type_Definition:

ESRI file geodatabase table of field sampled and office derived, pre-fire vegetation surface-to-area volume ratios occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Internal feature number.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

The shape category of the vegetation (i.e., “large cylinder”, “small cylinder”, “large blades”, “small blades”, “seed ellipsoid”, “leaf ellipsoid”).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The shape category of the vegetation (i.e., “large cylinder”, “small cylinder”, “large blades”, “small blades”, “seed ellipsoid”, “leaf ellipsoid”).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Category

Attribute_Definition:

The vegetation type sampled.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The vegetation type sampled.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Layer

Attribute_Definition:

The strata identification for vegetation sampling (i.e., “Lower”, “Upper”, “All”). “Lower” defines all vegetative material within the sampling area below a height of 30-cm. “Upper” defines all vegetative material within the sampling area above a height of 30-cm. “All” defines all vegetative material in the sampling area (i.e., no height stratification).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample

Attribute_Definition:

The numeric sample identification for Surface Area: Volume (SA:V) vegetation sampling (i.e., 1-10). 23 destructive clip plots (0.0625 m2) were established in three vegetation categories for SA:V sampling: little bluestem (n=10), oldfield threeawn (n=10), broomweed (n=3). Plots targeted areas consistent with the vegetation categories used to determine pre- and post-fire fuel characteristics.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 10

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Specimen

Attribute_Definition:

The numeric identification (i.e., 1-8) of specimens (n=8), randomly selected from within a destructive SA:V clip plot, used for intensive SA:V measurements.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 8

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Measurement

Attribute_Definition:

The numeric identification (i.e., 1-4) of individual measurements (n=4) completed for each specimen selected for intensive SA:V measurements.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Layer_height_mm

Attribute_Definition:

The maximum height of a vegetation sample, in millimeters. The maximum height of layers defined as “Lower” are all fixed at 300 mm (see “Layer” attribute). The maximum height of layers defined as “Upper” or “All” is characterized by a measurement of the maximum height of vegetation in the destructive SA:V clip plot.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 300

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1180

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Length_mm

Attribute_Definition:

The length, in millimeters, of an individual vegetation specimen for SA:V sampling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5

Range_Domain_Maximum: 403

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Diameter_width_mm

Attribute_Definition:

The width (i.e., of a cylinder or rectangular prism), or diameter (i.e., of an ellipsoid), in millimeters, of an individual vegetation specimen for SA:V sampling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.06

Range_Domain_Maximum: 15.41

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Depth_mm

Attribute_Definition:

The depth, in millimeters, of an individual vegetation specimen for SA:V sampling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -999

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6.26

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SA_mm2

Attribute_Definition:

The surface area, in millimeters squared (mm2), of an individual specimen for SA:V sampling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.89

Range_Domain_Maximum: 15368.74

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Volume_mm3

Attribute_Definition:

The volume, in millimeters cubed (mm3), of an individual specimen for SA:V sampling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.17

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3841.94

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SA_V

Attribute_Definition:

The surface area: volume ratio, in 1/mm, of an individual specimen for SA:V sampling.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.8

Range_Domain_Maximum: 66.69

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

DATA

\Data\FuelSamples.gdb: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) File Geodatabase (FGDB) containing field sampled vegetation both pre-fire and post-fire. These measurements contain pre-fire fuel loads, vegetation heights, fuel moistures, and measurements of surface-to-area volume ratios. Also included are post-fire fuel load samples. Pre-fire fuel loads were obtained shortly before the three burns and post-fire fuel loads were obtained shortly after the three burns occurring on January 15, 2014. (See the entity and attribute detail section above for a complete descriptions of the data available in this file.)

Data included:
FuelSamples - PostFire_FuelLoads: ESRI file geodatabase point feature class of field sampled post-fire fuel loads occurring within the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

FuelSamples - PreFire_FuelLoads: ESRI file geodatabase point feature class of field sampled pre-fire fuel loads occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

FuelSamples - PreFire_VegHeights: ESRI file geodatabase point feature class of field sampled pre-fire vegetation heights occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.


Tables included:
FuelMoisturePlot1, FuelMoisturePlot3: ESRI file geodatabase tables of field sampled pre-fire fuel moisture samples occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.

SurfaceAreaVolume: ESRI file geodatabase table of field sampled and office derived, pre-fire vegetation surface-to-area volume ratios occurring outside the three burn blocks at the Camp Swift Fire Experiment 2014.


Definition of unit acronyms used:
cm = centimeters
g = grams
m = meters
m2 = squared meters
m3 = cubic meters
mm = millimeters
mm2 = squared millimeters

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

None provided

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

SUPPLEMENTAL FILES

NOTE: in the attached files, plot = burn block

Camp Swift Overview

\Supplements\CampSwiftFireExperiment2014_BurnBlockDesign.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing a description of the 2014 Camp Swift Study Sites and processes used to create the burn block design.

\Supplements\CampSwiftFireExperiment2014_Project_Overview.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing an overview of the 2014 Camp Swift Research Burns.


Instrument Locations & Specifications

\Supplements\InstrumentIgnitionLocations.pdf: Geospatial PDF file containing a map showing instrument locations.

\Supplements\InstrumentSpecifications.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing a list of the instruments used in this study along with their specifications, such as the type, accuracy, measurements, etc.


Images

\Supplements\MiscPreBurnPhotos\Pre_VEGTYPE.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire conditions in and around the burn blocks.

\Supplements\RFS_1_Post\RFS_1_#_Post.jpg: Various JPG images representing post-fire sampling locations in burn block 1. The # indicates the post-fire plot number within burn block 1.

\Supplements\RFS_1_Post\Post_burn_unit1_photo.jpg: JPG of burn block 1 after the fire.

\Supplements\RFS_2_Post\RFS_2_#_Post.jpg: Various JPG images representing post-fire sampling locations in burn block 2. The # indicates the post-fire plot number within burn block 2.

\Supplements\RFS_3_Post\RFS_3_#_Post.jpg: Various JPG images representing post-fire sampling locations in burn block 3. The # indicates the post-fire plot number within burn block 3.

\Supplements\RFS_1_Pre_Bluestem\RFS_1_#_Pre_Bluestem.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of little blue stem for random fuel sample location 1. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 1.

\Supplements\RFS_2_Pre_Bluestem\RFS_2_#_Pre_Bluestem.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of little blue stem for random fuel sample location 2. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 2.

\Supplements\RFS_3_Pre_Bluestem\RFS_3_#_Pre_Bluestem.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of little blue stem for random fuel sample location 3. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 3.

\Supplements\RFS_4_Pre_Bluestem\RFS_4_#_Pre_Bluestem.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of little blue stem for random fuel sample location 4. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 4.

\Supplements\RFS_5_Pre_Threeawn\RFS_5_#_Pre_Threeawn.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of Threeawn for random fuel sample location 5. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 5.

\Supplements\RFS_6_Pre_Threeawn\RFS_6_#_Pre_Threeawn.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of Threeawn for random fuel sample location 6. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 6.

\Supplements\RFS_7_Pre_Threeawn\RFS_7_#_Pre_Threeawn.jpg: Various JPG images representing pre-fire sampling locations of Threeawn for random fuel sample location 7. The # indicates the pre-fire plot number around pre-fire sampling locations 7.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

None provided.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200108

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Geospatial Measurement Solutions, LLC

Contact_Person: Derek McNamara

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical

Address: 1841 4th Street

City: Hood River

State_or_Province: OR

Postal_Code: 97031

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-818-2152

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmgeo@gmsgis.com

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998