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Project ID: 11-3-1-30

Year: 2011

Date Started: 08/01/2011

Date Completed: 07/05/2012

Title: Masticated Fuels and Carbon Storage: Effects of Particle Size and Fuel Moisture on Black Carbon Production

Project Proposal Abstract: Currently stand-level carbon assessments have not included the fraction of biomass converted to black carbon during a fire event. This proposal builds off a current research project evaluating the effects of repeated burning of masticated fuels have on long-term black carbon storage. Custom masticated fuel beds have been constructed to burn and quantify black carbon production. We propose additional research to include the testing of two additional variables potentially influencing black carbon production rates, 1) fuel bed particle sizes mixtures and 2) fire intensity through changes in fuel moisture. This research will improve our understanding how specific fire and fuels variables influence black carbon production.

Principal Investigator: Alistair M. Smith

Agency/Organization: University of Idaho

Branch or Dept: Department of Forest Resources

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Budget Contact	Cathryn L Knock	University of Idaho	Office of Sponsored Programs
Co-Principal Investigator	Nolan W. Brewer	University of Idaho	College of Natural Resources
Grants and Agreements Contact	Cathryn L Knock	University of Idaho	Office of Sponsored Programs

Project Locations

Consortium

Alaska

Appalachian

California

Great Basin

Great Plains

Lake States

Oak Woodlands

Northern Rockies

Northern Rockies

Northwest

Pacific

South

Southern Rockies

Southwest

Tallgrass

Level	State	Agency	Unit
NATIONAL		N/A

Project Deliverables

Final Report ("Results presented in JFSP Final Reports may not have been peer-reviewed and should be interpreted as tentative until published in a peer-reviewed source.")

	ID	Type	Title
	9843	MS Thesis	Influences of Fuel Moisture and Repeated Burning on Black Carbon Production and Loss in Masticated Fuels: An Experimental Combustion Study (N.W. Brewer)
	9885	Photo	Post-fire remains following a burn trial.
	9884	Photo	The masticated fuel bed just after ignition.
	9883	Photo	Sorting of the masticated fuel particles into the separate size classes prior to fuel bed construction.
	9882	Photo	The assembled masticated fuel bed ready for burning.
	9845	Poster	Fire Frequency and Black Carbon in Masticated Fuels
	9844	Training Session	Controls on Black Carbon Production and Loss in Masticated Fuels: An Experimental Approach

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