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Sampling Event Codes
Code
Pn
Rn
Cn
IV
Event
Preburn measurement, sequential sample number.
Postburn remeasurement of a plot, sequential sample number.
Control plot measurement, sequential sample number.
Inventory plot, not a monitoring plot.
Common Landforms
Code
GMF
UMF
BRK
PLA
VAL
HIL
X
Landform
Glaciated mountains-foothills
Unglaciated mountains-foothills
Breaklands-river breaks-badlands
Plains-rolling planes-plains w/breaks
Valleys-swales-draws
Hill-low ridges-benches
Did not assess
Vertical and Horizontal Slope Shape.
Code
LI
CC
PA
CV
FL
BR
UN
OO
X
Slope shape
Linear or planar
Depression or concave
Patterned
Rounded or convex
Flat
Broken
Undulating
Other shape
Did not assess
Primary Geologic Codes
Primary code
IGEX
IGIN
META
SEDI
UNDI
X
Rock type 1
Igneous Extrusive
Igneous Intrusive
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Undifferentiated
Did not assess
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Secondary Geologic Codes
Secondary code
ANDE
BASA
LATI
RHYO
SCOR
TRAC
DIOR
GABB
GRAN
QUMO
SYEN
GNEI
PHYL
QUAR
SCHI
SLAT
ARGI
CONG
DOLO
LIME
SANS
SHAL
SILS
TUFA
MIEXME
MIEXSE
MIIG
MIIGME
MIIGSE
MIINME
MIINSE
MIMESE
X
Rock type 2
Andesite
Basalt
Latite
Rhyolite
Scoria
Trachyte
Diorite
Gabbro
Granite
Quartz Monzonite
Syenite
Gneiss
Phyllite
Quartzite
Schist
Slate
Argillite
Conglomerate
Dolomite
Limestone
Sandstone
Shale
Siltstone
Tufa
Mixed Extrusive and Metamorphic
Mixed Extrusive and Sedimentary
Mixed Igneous (extrusive & intrusive)
Mixed Igneous and Metamorphic
Mixed Igneous and Sedimentary
Mixed Intrusive and Metamorphic
Mixed Intrusive and Sedimentary
Mixed Metamorphic and Sedimentary
Did not assess
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Soil Types
Code
C
CL
COS
COSL
FS
FSL
L
LCOS
LFS
LS
LVFS
Description
Clay
Clay loam
Coarse sand
Coarse sandy loam
Fine sand
Fine sandy loam
Loam
Loamy coarse sand
Loamy fine sand
Loamy sand
Loamy very fine sand
Code
S
SC
SCL
SI
SIC
SICL
SIL
SL
VFS
VFSL
X
Description
Sand
Sandy clay
Sandy clay loam
Silt
Silty clay
Silty clay loam
Silt loam
Sandy loam
Very fine sand
Very fine sandy loam
Did not assess
Erosion Type Types
Code
S
R
H
G
T
W
O
X
Erosion type
Stable, no erosion evident
Water erosion, rill
Water erosion, sheet
Water erosion, gully
Water erosion, tunnel
Wind erosion
Other type of erosion
Did not assess
Erosion Severity Codes
Code
0
1
2
3
4
-1
Erosion severity
Stable, no erosion is evident.
Low erosion severity; small amounts of material are lost from the plot. On average
less than 25 percent of the upper 8 in. (20 cm) of soil surface have been lost across
the macroplot. Throughout most of the area the thickness of the soil surface layer is
within the normal range of variability of the uneroded soil.
Moderate erosion severity; moderate amounts of material are lost from the plot. On
average between 25 and 75 percent of the upper 8 in. (20 cm) of soil surface have
been lost across the macroplot. Erosion patterns may range from small, uneroded
areas to small areas of severely eroded sites.
High erosion severity; Large amounts of material are lost from the plot. On average
75 percent or more of the upper 8 in. (20 cm) of soil surface have been lost across the
macroplot. Material from deeper horizons in the soil profile is visible.
Very high erosion severity; Very large amounts of material are lost from the plot.
All of the upper 8 in. (20 cm) of soil surface have been lost across the macroplot.
Erosion has removed material from deeper horizons of the soil profile throughout
most of the area.
Unable to assess
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Cover Classes
Code
0
0.5
3
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
98
Canopy cover
Zero percent canopy cover
>0-1 percent of canopy cover
>1-5 percent canopy cover
>5-15 percent canopy cover
>15-25 percent canopy cover
>25-35 percent canopy cover
>35-45 percent canopy cover
>45-55 percent canopy cover
>55-65 percent canopy cover
>65-75 percent canopy cover
>75-85 percent canopy cover
>85-95 percent canopy cover
>95-100 percent canopy cover
Potential Lifeform Codes
Code
AQ
NV
CF
CW
BF
BW
SA
SU
SW
HA
HU
HW
ML
OT
X
Potential lifeform
Aquatic -- Lake, pond, bog, river
Non-vegetated -- Bare soil, rock, dunes, scree, talus
Coniferous upland forest -- Pine, spruce, hemlock
Coniferous wetland or riparian forest -- Spruce, larch
Broadleaf upland forest -- Oak, beech, birch
Broadleaf wetland or riparian forest – Tupelo, cypress
Shrub dominated alpine – Willow
Shrub dominated upland – Sagebrush, bitterbrush
Shrub dominated wetland or riparian -- Willow
Herbaceous dominated alpine -- Dryas
Herbaceous dominated upland – grasslands, bunchgrass
Herbaceous dominated wetland or riparian -- ferns
Moss or lichen dominated upland or wetland
Other potential vegetation lifeform
Did not assess
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Plot Level Fire Severity Codes
FIRE SEVERITY
CODE
Unburned (5)
Substrate
Forest Vegetation
Not burned
Scorched (4)
Litter partially
blackened; duff
nearly unchanged;
wood/leaf structures
unchanged
Litter charred to
partially consumed;
upper duff layer may
be charred but the
duff is not altered
over the entire
depth; surface
appears black;
where litter is sparse
charring may extend
slightly into soil
surface but soil is
not visibly altered;
woody debris
partially burned;
logs are scorched or
blackened but not
charred; rotten wood
is scorched to
partially burned.
Litter mostly to
entirely consumed,
leaving coarse, light
colored ash (ash
soon disappears,
leaving mineral
soil); duff deeply
charred, but not
visibly altered;
woody debris is
mostly consumed;
logs are deeply
charred, burned out
stump holes are
evident.
Litter and duff
completely
consumed, leaving
fine white ash (ash
disappears leaving
mineral soil);
mineral soil charred
and/or visibly
altered, often
reddish; sound logs
are deeply charred,
and rotten logs are
completely
consumed.
Only inorganic
material on site
before burn.
Lightly Burned (3)
Moderately Burned
(2)
Heavily burned (1)
Not Applicable (0)
Grassland Vegetation
Not burned
Shrubland
Vegetation
Not burned
Foliage scorched
and attached to
supporting twigs.
Foliage scorched
and attached to
supporting twigs.
Foliage scorched
Foliage and smaller
twigs partially to
completely
consumed; branched
mostly intact.
Foliage and smaller
twigs partially to
completely
consumed; branched
mostly intact;
typically, less than
60 percent of the
shrub canopy is
consumed.
Grasses with
approximately two
inches of stubble;
foliage and smaller
twigs of associated
species partially to
completely consumed;
some plant parts may
still be standing; bases
of plants are not
deeply burned and are
still recognizable.
Foliage twigs and
small stems
consumed; some
branches still
present.
Foliage twigs and
small stems
consumed; some
branches smaller
branches (0.25-0.50
in.) still present;
typically, 40 to 80
percent of the shrub
canopy is consumed.
Unburned grass
stubble usually less
than two inches tall,
and mostly confined to
an outer ring; for other
species, foliage
completely consumed,
plant bases are burned
to ground level and
obscured in ash
immediately after
burning.
All plant part
consumed, leaving
some or no major
stems or trunks; any
left are deeply
charred.
All plant parts
consumed leaving
only stubs greater
than 0.5 in. in
diameter.
No unburned grasses
above the root crown;
for other species, all
plant parts consumed.
None present at time
of burn.
None present at time
of burn.
None present at time
of burn
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Precision
Component
Latitude
Longitude
Northing
Easting
Elevation
Aspect
Slope
All cover estimates
Stand Height
Canopy Fuel Base Height
Flame Length
Spread rate
Severity Class
Standard
+0.000001 degree
+0.000001 degree
+1 meter
+1 meter
+100 ft/30 m
+5 degrees
+5 percent
+1 class
+3 ft/1 m
+1 ft/0.3 m
+0.5 ft/0.2 m
+1 ft/min. or 0.3 m/min.
+1 class
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