Table 5.
Biomass Consumed and C Released by the Rim Fire for the Entire Burned Area and per Burn Severity Level, Obtained Using Different Estimation Methods
| Burn Severity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Burned Area | Low | Moderate | High | |||||
| Method | Δ Biomass ± U (Tg) | ΔC ± U (TgC) | Δ Biomass ± U (Tg) | ΔC ± U (TgC) | Δ Biomass ± U (TgC) | ΔC ± U (TgC) | Δ Biomass ± U (TgC) | ΔC ± U (TgC) |
| Landsatpre‐Landsatpost | 3.93 ± 0.17 | 1.96 ± 0.09 | 0.90 ± 0.17 | 0.45 ± 0.09 | 1.30 ± 0.01 | 0.65 ± 0.01 | 1.73 ± 0.02 | 0.86 ± 0.01 |
| Landsatpre‐LiDAR | 2.75 ± 0.21 | 1.37 ± 0.11 | 0.94 ± 0.06 | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.70 ± 0.2 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 1.11 ± 0.04 | 0.56 ± 0.02 |
| Landsatpre‐LiDARcorrected | 6.58 ± 0.03 | 3.29 ± 0.02 | 1.84 ± 0.03 | 0.92 ± 0.02 | 1.67 ± 0.01 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | 3.07 ± 0.01 | 1.53 ± 0.01 |