Bastrop Soil Properties After 2011 and 2015 Wildfires
by Breecker, Daniel / Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse·Updated 2y ago
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Description
Soil data collected by Sol Cooperdock for his MS thesis research at the University of Texas at Austin. The study compares soils in areas near Bastrop, Texas, that were unburned, burned in 2011, burned in 2015, or burned in both fires. The dataset was last updated on March 18, 2024.
Use Cases
Modeling soil property changes based on wildfire history mentioned in the description
Comparing ecological recovery rates based on burn severity and timing
Assessing land management strategies for wildfire-affected regions based on soil data
Strengths
Data is tied to specific wildfire events in 2011 and 2015, providing a clear temporal context
Includes a comparative study design with unburned, singly burned, and doubly burned areas
Originates from academic thesis research at the University of Texas at Austin
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling
Provenance
Source
Sol Cooperdock, University of Texas at Austin
Collection Method
Collected as part of MS thesis research
Time Range
Covers periods after the 2011 and 2015 wildfires
Freshness
Last updated 2024-03-18 06:33:37; freshness should be verified
Geography
Bastrop, Texas, USA
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