Fire Temperatures and Physical Characteristics of a Controlled Burn in the Upper Sonoran Desert
dc.contributor.author | Patten, D. T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cave, G. H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-24T04:16:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-24T04:16:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1984-05-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Patten, D. T., & Cave, G. H. (1984). Fire temperatures and physical characteristics of a controlled burn in the upper Sonoran Desert. Journal of Range Management, 37(3), 277-280. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-409X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2307/3899156 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/645648 | |
dc.description.abstract | Fire temperatures at 4 vertical locations within 3 desert microhabitats were measured during a controlled burn using both temperature pellets and thermocouples. Examples of maximum air temperatures (30 cm) during the fire were 138 degrees C in open interspaces, 352 degrees C within a shrub, and 442 degrees C under a palo verde tree. Fire temperatures among other levels and microhabitats varied considerably. Environmental conditions during the fire were monitored. Soil water repellency at 4 vertical locations within 3 microhabitats showed minimal changes after burning. Soil surface albedo increased by 5% following the fire resulting from 70% perennial plant cover removal and subsequent white ash release. Soil and air temperatures did not vary significantly after the fire when compared to an unburned control. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Society for Range Management | |
dc.relation.url | https://rangelands.org/ | |
dc.rights | Copyright © Society for Range Management. | |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | deserts | |
dc.subject | Arizona | |
dc.title | Fire Temperatures and Physical Characteristics of a Controlled Burn in the Upper Sonoran Desert | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Range Management | |
dc.description.note | This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. | |
dc.description.collectioninformation | The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. | |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.description.admin-note | Migrated from OJS platform August 2020 | |
dc.source.volume | 37 | |
dc.source.issue | 3 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 277-280 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-09-24T04:16:43Z |