Characteristics of masticated particles in mixed-conifer forests of the western United States: Experimental burns and smoldering tests

This data publication contains the results from 45 experimental burns and 48 smoldering tests on masticated materials from mixed-conifer forests. These data were collected from 15 study locations from 2012 through 2016 as part of the MASTIDON project. The MASTIDON project was a four-year study to describe the phyical characteristics of masticated materials that were treated with four different cutting heads in xeric and mesic environments. The main focus of the project was to evaluate how leaving the particles on the ground for varying lengths of time affected the burnability of the particles. The project was funded by the Joint Fire Sciences Program (JFSP) and RMRS between 2013 and 2016. The masticated particles 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 Idaho, and dry areas of Colorado, New Mexico, and South Dakota since their initial treatment and were between 0 and 10 years old. The materials were burned at the RMRS Missoula Fire Sciences lab, Missoula, MT. The experimental burns were conducted in a combustion facility on a large fuel bed 0.68 square meters in size. The smoldering tests were conducted on beds 497 square centimeters in size under a fume hood in the soils laboratory. This download includes (1) data on fire behavior within the experimental burns, including rate of spread, flame height, flame duration, consumption, heat flux, moisture content, and more; (2) temperature data, burn durations, duff moistures and thicknesses from the smoldering tests; (3) photos of the experimental burn beds and smoldering beds; and (4) files describing the MASTIDON project and its goals.This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the https://data.gov catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources: ISO-19139 metadata ArcGIS Hub Dataset ArcGIS GeoService For complete information, please visit https://data.gov.

本数据集收录了来自混交针叶林中咀嚼材料的45次实验燃烧和48次阴燃测试结果。这些数据自2012年至2016年，在MASTIDON项目的框架下，从15个研究地点收集而来。MASTIDON项目为期四年，旨在描述经四种不同切割头处理且处于干旱和湿润环境中的咀嚼材料的物理特性。项目的主要焦点在于评估将颗粒物放置于地面上不同时间长度对其可燃性的影响。该项目自2013年至2016年期间由联合火灾科学计划（JFSP）和RMRS资助。咀嚼颗粒由四台不同的机器生成，包括垂直旋转头、水平鼓、切碎机和割草机。这些颗粒在爱达荷州的湿区和干区、科罗拉多州、新墨西哥州和南达科他州的干燥区，自初次处理以来已在原地分解，年龄介于0至10年之间。材料在RMRS密苏拉火灾科学实验室，密苏拉，蒙大拿州进行燃烧。实验燃烧在燃烧设施中进行，该设施拥有0.68平方米的大型燃料床。阴燃测试在土壤实验室的通风橱下，497平方厘米的床上进行。本下载包括（1）实验燃烧中火灾行为的数据，包括蔓延速度、火焰高度、火焰持续时间、消耗量、热通量、含水量等；（2）阴燃测试的温度数据、燃烧持续时间、腐殖质湿度和厚度；（3）实验燃烧床和阴燃床的图片；（4）描述MASTIDON项目和其目标的文件。本记录来源于为https://data.gov目录提供数据的美国农业部企业数据清单。本记录的数据资源包括以下内容：ISO-19139元数据、ArcGIS Hub数据集、ArcGIS GeoService。欲获取完整信息，请访问https://data.gov。