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New, S.; Belcher, C.; Crawford, A.; de Oliveira, E.; Marimon, B.H.; Feldpausch, T.R.

Reflectance of charcoal from tropical rainforest plots in southern Amazonia, Brazil and southwestern Amazonia, Peru, 2015

https://doi.org/10.5285/b2b5498c-8eef-44b0-9610-844784f9f16b Cite this dataset
This dataset includes charcoal reflectance measurements. The charcoal pieces were collected from the soil surface in tropical rainforest plots in Feliz Natal (southern Brazil, n= 75) and Pucallpa (Peru, n=14) in 2015. In total, 89 charcoal pieces were measured for reflectance. The reflectance measurements were taken in a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 70 repetitions per sample.
Publication date: 2023-07-20

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2015-01-01    to    2015-12-31

Provenance & quality

The charcoals pieces were collected from soil surface (0-5 cm depth) in tropical rainforest plots in Feliz Natal (southern Brazil, n= 75) and Pucallpa (Peru, n=14). Any organic material or soil was removed from the samples using the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) digestion method, leaving the charcoal clean. After that, the samples were embedded in resin and then polished and then measured for reflectance in the Exeter Fire Lab.

Citations

New, S. (2020). Charcoal Reflectance: A Quantitative Approach to Understanding the Impact of Fire on an Ecosystem. University of Exeter. PhD Dissertation. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/120478
Crawford, A., Feldpausch, T., Marimon, B.H., de Oliveira, E., Belcher, C. (in press). Effect of tree wood density on energy release and charcoal reflectance under constant heat exposure. International Journal of Wildland Fire. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF22156

Correspondence/contact details

Prof. Claire Belcher
University of Exeter
 C.Belcher@exeter.ac.uk

Authors

New, S.
Met Office
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-2179
Belcher, C.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3496-8290
Crawford, A.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2133-2886
de Oliveira, E.
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT)
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6446-3376
Marimon, B.H.
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT)
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6359-6281
Feldpausch, T.R.
University of Exeter
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7962

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Exeter
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
Keywords
charcoal , fire , Reflectance , tropical forest
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N011570/1
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil) Award: PVE177-2012
SilvaCarbon
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/L002434/1
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20 March 2024 08:31
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CITE AS: New, S.; Belcher, C.; Crawford, A.; de Oliveira, E.; Marimon, B.H.; Feldpausch, T.R. (2023). Reflectance of charcoal from tropical rainforest plots in southern Amazonia, Brazil and southwestern Amazonia, Peru, 2015. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b2b5498c-8eef-44b0-9610-844784f9f16b