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Table 1 Fires in this study and number of plots sampled one year post fire.

From: Calibration and Validation of Immediate Post-Fire Satellite-Derived Data to Three Severity Metrics

Fire name

Ignition date

National forest

Plots (n)

Plot diameter (m)

Field protocola

Initial assessment image dates

Extended assessment image dates

Pre fire

Post fire

Pre fire

Post fire

Blue

8 Aug 2001

Modoc

92

90

Tree mortality

24 Aug 1999

30 Sep 2001

28 Jul 2001

15 Jul 2002

Cone

26 Sep 2002

Lassen

56

90

Tree mortality, CBI

25 Sep 2002

19 Oct 2002

25 Sep 2002

12 Sep 2003

Hancock

23 Jul 2006

Klamath

20

30

Tree mortality, CBI

14 Oct 2004

20 Oct 2006

23 Aug 2005

13 Aug 2007

Martis

17 Jun 2001

Tahoe

 

N/A

N/A

19 Aug 2000

6 Aug 2001

19 Aug 2000

8 Jul 2002

McNally

21 Jul 2002

Sequoia

192

90

Tree mortality, CBI

23 Jul 2001

27 Aug 2002

16 Jun 2002

19 Jun 2003

Rush

24 Jul 2006

Klamath

19

30

Tree mortality, CBI

24 Sep 2005

11 Sep 2006

23 Aug 2005

13 Aug 2007

Somes

24 Jul 2006

Six Rivers

21

30

Tree mortality, CBI

24 Sep 2005

11 Sep 2006

23 Aug 2005

13 Aug 2007

Star

24 Aug 2001

Eldorado, Tahoe

94

90

Tree mortality

6 Aug 2001

15 Sep 2001

6 Aug 2001

8 Jul 2002

Straylor

22 Jul 2004

Lassen

81

60

Tree mortality, CBI

11 Aug 2003

13 Aug 2004

12 Sep 2003

1 Sep 2005

Stream

25 Jul 2001

Plumas

41

90

Tree mortality

12 Jul 2001

21 Aug 2001

12 Jul 2001

29 Jun 2002

Titus

25 Jul 2006

Klamath

12

30

Tree mortality, CBI

24 Sep 2005

27 Sep 2006

23 Aug 2005

13 Aug 2007

Uncles

23 Jul 2006

Klamath

6

30

Tree mortality, CBI

24 Sep 2005

11 Sep 2006

23 Aug 2005

13 Aug 2007

  1. a CBI = Composite Burn Index; Tree mortality = species, live or dead, diameter at breast height, scorch height, crown base height, and percent of crown volume scorched
  2. b Martis Fire was only used in regression analysis to determine change in ash cover.