fire severity
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002512
The degree to which an ecosystem is altered or disrupted by fires. Fire severity is dependent upon the product of fire intensity and duration, and incorporates both active fire behavior and immediate post-fire effects on the environment.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002512 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Forestry, Wildland Management |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | fire ecology; fuels (fire ecology); fire regime; fire intensity; burning; prescribed burning; combustion; burnt soils; fuel combustion; burn severity; fire behavior; wildland fire management; forest fires; wildfires; heat; heat transfer |
| Translations | Spanish: severidad del fuego |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002512",
"term": "fire severity",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The degree to which an ecosystem is altered or disrupted by fires. Fire severity is dependent upon the product of fire intensity and duration, and incorporates both active fire behavior and immediate post-fire effects on the environment.",
"subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
"see_also": [
"fire ecology",
"fuels (fire ecology)",
"fire regime",
"fire intensity",
"burning",
"prescribed burning",
"combustion",
"burnt soils",
"fuel combustion",
"burn severity",
"fire behavior",
"wildland fire management",
"forest fires",
"wildfires",
"heat",
"heat transfer"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "severidad del fuego"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fire-severity/"
}
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