JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network
The authors demonstrate how combining detailed field measurements with remote sensing imagery is a valuable method for capturing the spatial arrangement and variation of fuel loading in a chaparral landscape.
Read MoreA 2013 study by Kane and others demonstrates that structural variation is significantly enhanced in the fire-frequent Sierra Nevada forests with the use of predominantly low- to moderate-severity fires.
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Satellite imagery has potential for assessing fire severity across broad landscapes and diverse vegetation types.
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Presented at the Mojave Desert Fire Science and Management Workshop. Barstow, CA 2014
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USGS Research Brief
LiDAR surveys in conjunction with satellite-based remote sensing analysis can help forest managers better understand the changes in forest structure due to fires. Surveys can suggest whether prescribed burns can be used to thin canopy structure in different forest types and restore them to historic patterns.
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The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
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This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges sponsored by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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