Table 2 A qualitative assessment of how soil burn severity mapping, debris flow hazard identification and debris flow risk determination differed between the Stanislaus Complex and Rim fires
From: Improvement in quantifying debris flow risk for post-wildfire emergency response
Soil burn severity mapping | Identification of debris flow hazard | Assessing debris flow risk | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Data type | 1987 | Qualitative | Qualitative | Qualitative |
2013 | Quantitative | Quantitative | Quantitative | |
Precision | 1987 | Low | Low to moderate | Moderate |
2013 | High | High | High | |
Consistency | 1987 | Low to moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
2013 | High | High | High | |
Completed within BAER time constraint | 1987 | Yes | No | No |
2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |