Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Tools for analysis

Author: Elliot, William; Hyde, Kevin; MacDonald, Lee; McKean, James

Date: 2010

Source: In: Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa, eds. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 246-276.

Station ID: GTR-RMRS-231

Description: This chapter presents a synthesis of current computer modeling tools that are, or could be, adopted for use in evaluating the cumulative watershed effects of fuel management. The chapter focuses on runoff, soil erosion, and slope stability predictive tools. Readers should refer to chapters on soil erosion and stability for more detailed information on the physical processes involved.

Keywords: cumulative effects, watershed, wildfire, fuel management, water quality, soil erosion

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Elliot, William; Hyde, Kevin; MacDonald, Lee; McKean, James  2010.  Tools for analysis.   In: Elliot, William J.; Miller, Ina Sue; Audin, Lisa, eds. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the western United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-231. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 246-276..