| Sample Collection of Ash and Burned Soils from the October 2007 Southern California Wildfires Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495362477 ISBN-13: 9781495362477 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.39 lbs) 66 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Between November 2 through 9, 2007 scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected samples of ash and burned soils from 28 sites in six areas burned as a result of the Southern California wildfires of October 2007, including the Harris, Witch, Santiago, Ammo, Canyon, and Grass Valley Fires (fig. 1). The primary goal of this sampling and analysis effort was to understand how differences in ash and burned soil composition relate to vegetation type, underlying bedrock geology, burn intensity, and residential versus wildland fire (Plumlee and others, 2007). Sampling sites were chosen with the input of local experts from the USGS Water Resources and Biological Resources Disciplines to help understand possible effects of the fires on water supplies, ecosystems, and endangered species. The sampling was also carried out in conjunction with detailed field analysis of the spectral reflectance characteristics of the ash, so that chemical and mineralogical characteristics of the field samples could be used to help interpret data collected as part of an airborne, hyperspectral remotesensing survey of several of the burned areas in mid-late November, 2007. |
