Summary by wildfire of all postfire erosion modeled estimates and field-based observation for large fires 1984—2021

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Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Helen Dow
Originator: Jaimeime Kostelnik
Originator: Jason W. Kean
Originator: Donald N. Lindsay
Publication_Date: 20240807
Title:

Summary by wildfire of all postfire erosion modeled estimates and field-based observation for large fires 1984—2021

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9CG3DRR

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CG3DRR
Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Helen W. Dow
Originator: Jaime Kostelnik
Originator: Jason W. Kean
Originator: Donald N. Lindsay
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:

Postfire erosion estimates for large California wildfires that occurred between 1984 and 2021

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/P9CG3DRR

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

Suggested Citation: Dow, H.W., Kostelnik, J., Kean, J.W., and Lindsay, D.N., 2024, Postfire erosion estimates for large California wildfires that occurred between 1984 and 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CG3DRR.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CG3DRR

Description:

Abstract:

These data show all the postfire erosion results affiliated with this data release summed by wildfire and attached to a polygon of each fire perimeter, as defined by Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS). The results are shown as attributes for each polygon of wildfire perimeter. Some of the original MTBS data (name, ignition date, and ID) were preserved to allow for joining to other MTBS data. Results include WEPP modeling results of hillslope and channel erosion, a sum of postfire debris flow modeling results and field-based measurements, and a few derived results such as total sediment and total yield (mass per area).

Purpose:

These data were produced as part of a USGS effort to estimate post-fire erosion across California from large wildfires between 1984 and 2021. Although data were produced at the watershed scale, we summed all watersheds associated with each fire in order to rank fires by postfire mass and yield.

Supplemental_Information:

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the dataset in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1984
Ending_Date: 2021

Currentness_Reference:

This shapefile contains data on wildfires that occurred during this time period.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.033608
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.179283
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.623928
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.542585

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Physical Habitats and Geomorphology

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: erosion
Theme_Keyword: fires
Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: sediment erosion

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
Theme_Keyword: CMHRP
Theme_Keyword: Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Theme_Keyword: PCMSC

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:64bef0b9d34e70357a31c9ed

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: State of California

Access_Constraints: No access constraints
Use_Constraints:

USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Geological Survey as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Version 6.2 (Build 19045.2965); ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1.14362 (64-bit).

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Helen W. Dow
Originator: Amy E. East
Originator: Joel B. Sankey
Originator: Jonathan A. Warrick
Originator: Jaime Kostelnik
Originator: Donald N. Lindsay
Originator: Jason W. Kean
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:

Postfire sediment mobilization and its downstream implications across California, 1984–2021

Other_Citation_Details:

Dow, H.W., East, A., Sankey, J.B., Warrick, J., Kostelnik, J., Lindsay, D.N., and Kean, J.W., 2024, Postfire sediment mobilization and its downstream implications across California, 1984 – 2021: Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF007725.

Online_Linkage: http://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF007725

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Jeff Eidenshink
Originator: Brian Schwind
Originator: Ken Brewer
Originator: Zhi-Liang Zhu
Originator: Brad Quayle
Originator: Stephen Howard
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: A Project for Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity
Other_Citation_Details:

Eidenshink, J., Schwind, B., Brewer, K., Zhu, Z.-L., Quayle, B., & Howard, S. (2007). A Project for Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity. Fire Ecology, 3(1), 3–21. https://doi.org/10.4996/fireecology.0301003

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

There are numerous sources of uncertainty in our dataset of mass mobilized by postfire erosion and debris flows such that rigorously quantifying the uncertainty was not possible. For a detailed summary of all sources of uncertainty we refer the reader to Dow and others 2024, the publication associated with this data release.

Logical_Consistency_Report: This dataset was checked for logical consistency.
Completeness_Report: The shapefile was checked for completeness.
Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

MTBS has a stated horizontal resolution of 30 m for its perimeters. As such, these data have a horizontal accuracy of 30 m.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Agency
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: MTBS Geospatial Datasets
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS)

Online_Linkage: https://www.mtbs.gov/

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1984
Ending_Date: 2021

Source_Currentness_Reference:

The digital data (shapefiles) were produced for fires between 1984 and 2021.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MTBS perims
Source_Contribution:

We used the burn perimeters from MTBS to define the fire-affected region.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Helen W. Dow
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:

Postfire erosion modeling results using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model for all large wildfires in California, 1984–2021

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: ScienceBase

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CG3DRR
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/64bed061d34e70357a31c769

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1984
Ending_Date: 2021

Source_Currentness_Reference:

The digital data contain modeled erosion estimates for wildfires that occurred in this timeframe.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WEPP results
Source_Contribution:

We used the WEPP results from this same data release to estimate hillslope and channel erosion following wildfire.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Helen W. Dow
Originator: Jaime Kostelnik
Originator: Jason W. Kean
Originator: Donald N. Lindsay
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:

Post-fire debris-flow volumes and their associated observation, location, and volume sources.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: comma-delimited text
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: online
Publisher: ScienceBase

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CG3DRR
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/64bef5f7d34e70357a31c9f3

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2024

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PFDF results
Source_Contribution:

These data from this same data release summarize the contribution that postfire debris flows (PFDFs) made to annual postfire sediment erosion for each wildfire and the sources for the documentation of those debris flows, the locations of the debris flows, and the volumes of the debris flows, be it from field measurements or model.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

We used these data to find wildfires larger than one hundred square kilometers and all the data associated with them including their official MTBS names, ignition date, and perimeters. We then used the perimeters to create watersheds to run in the Water Erosion Prediction Project model (WEPP) and the names to look for documentation of postfire debris flows.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MTBS perims
Process_Date: 2022

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

We used the WEPP results from this data release to estimate hillslope and channel erosion following wildfire. We then combined this with postfire debris flow modeling results and observations to produce annual postfire sediment budgets for California statewide, and northern and southern California. These data are analyzed and described in the associated publication (Dow and others, 2024).

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WEPP results
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: PFDF results
Process_Date: 2023

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The metadata file was edited to correct an extra space in the Network Resource links. No data were changed. (mau@usgs.gov)

Process_Date: 20241009

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 196

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: MTBSperims_LargeFires1984to2021_WEPPandPFDFresults.shp
Entity_Type_Definition:

Shapefile consisting of wildfire perimeters from MTBS joined to postfire erosion estimates produced using a combination of models and observations

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Event_ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique ID for each wildfire
Attribute_Definition_Source: MTBS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The Event-ID is generated by combining several attributes taken from the fire ignition location and start date. The Event-ID is constructed from the two-letter state abbreviation, the decimal degree latitude and longitude, both carried to the third decimal place without the decimal point (if less than 100 degrees the longitude is padded with a leading '0'), and the start date formatted as YYYYMMDD [copied from MTBS].

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Event_ID
Attribute_Definition: Wildfire identifier in the MTBS system
Attribute_Definition_Source: MTBS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identifier for each wildfire

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Incid_Name
Attribute_Definition: Wildfire name
Attribute_Definition_Source: MTBS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique name identifying each wildfire

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Ig_Date
Attribute_Definition: Date of wildfire ignition
Attribute_Definition_Source: MTBS
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 7/1/1985
Range_Domain_Maximum: 9/12/2021
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: mm/dd/yyyy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DFmass_kg
Attribute_Definition:

Sum of modeled and observed postfire debris flow mass for each wildfire.

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6363100000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilograms

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: wepp_sed
Attribute_Definition:

Sum of sediment mass eroded from hillslopes within the fire perimeter during the first water year (Oct 1 – Sep 30) following the fire year as predicted by the WEPP model.

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1474080878.45
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilograms

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: total_sed
Attribute_Definition:

Sum of WEPP-derived hillslope sediment and debris-flow-derived sediment.

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 6400616887.53
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilograms

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: area
Attribute_Definition:

Polygon area as calculated in a geographic information system (GIS) within Albers conical projection

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 12.380700
Range_Domain_Maximum: 4325.250000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: square kilometers

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: yield
Attribute_Definition: total_sed divided by area.
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23036918.8073
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: kilograms per square kilometer

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This dataset contains a summary of the postfire erosion results presented in Dow and others, 2024. Here the results for each wildfire are summarized and joined to the wildfire perimeter as produced by Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: U.S. Geological Survey

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

These data are available in shapefile format (MTBSperims_LargeFires1984to2021_WEPPandPFDFresults.shp and associated files) contained in a single zip file (MTBSperims_LargeFires1984to2021_WEPPandPFDFresults.zip) accompanied by CSDGM FGDC-compliant metadata.

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.8.1
Format_Specification: Esri polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content: Zip file contains the interpreted polygons shapefiles
File_Decompression_Technique: Unzip
Transfer_Size: 14.965

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/64bef0b9d34e70357a31c9ed

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/64bef0b9d34e70357a31c9ed

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CG3DRR

Access_Instructions:

Data can be downloaded using the Network_Resource_Name links. The first link is a direct link to download the zipped file of data and metadata. The second link points to a landing page with metadata and data. The third link points to the landing page for the entire data release.

Fees: None.

Technical_Prerequisites: These data can be viewed with any geospatial software.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20241009
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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