Figure 3From: Ecological and Sampling Constraints on Defining Landscape Fire SeverityGraphs show relationships between CBI field measures of severity and the dNBR, i.e. the change detected by Landsat. Total plot scores average all rating factors over all 5 strata on the plot, the substrate mean is one of 5 strata integrated into the total plot score, and the exposed soil rating is one of 5 factors averaged into the substrate mean. General disaggregation of fire effects tends to lessen correlation to the 30-m dNBR (to the right), such that individual effects are less reliably predicted at 30-m than are other composite measures of site severity.Back to article page