PATTERSONMM_2025-03-03_E23BNicholasSkowronskiUSDA Forest ServiceResearch Foresterhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5801-5614JasonColeUSDA Forest ServiceForester

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jason.cole2@usda.govhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2678-3624MatthewM. PattersonUSDA Forest ServiceSoil Conservationisthttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-4438KevinBrownUSDA Forest ServiceForestry Technicianhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-0938DougAubreyUniversity of GeorgiaAssociate Professorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-6399NavyaMunirajWorcester Polytechnic InstitutePhD StudentMuthuKumaran SelvarajWorcester Polytechnic InstituteAssistant Research Professorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1286-6744AlbertSimeoniWorcester Polytechnic InstituteProfessor and Department Headhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5497-3794WeixuanGongWorcester Polytechnic InstitutePhD StudentMichaelGallagherUSDA Forest ServiceResearch Ecologisthttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0175-558XScottPokswinskiFire Science Applications New Mexico ConsortiumDirector of Fire Science Applicationshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5753-4132RoryHaddenUniversity of EdinburghProfessor and Personal Chair of Fire Sciencehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6985-8900This dataset contains video data including metadata and video summaries during multiple static field experiments at Tall Timbers Station and Land Conservancy (TT) in October 2022 and the Savannah River Site (SRS) between May 2023 and June 2025.This data is from a series of experiments using liquid pool fires and small-scale laboratory work to characterize the way structure and heterogeneity of fuel elements change the drag and convective heat transfer in plume dynamics. Other datasets were collected and complement this dataset as part of the Department of Defense project RC20-1362.The TT field experiments were conducted using multiple liquid pool fire (pan) configurations on a clearing where all vegetation was removed. Panasonic and Vuze video recorders were used to record flame and smoke plume characteristics.The SRS field experiments were conducted using multiple pan configurations within a 2-ha loblolly and long leaf pine plantation. Understory vegetation was removed in all burns and tree density reduced in some burns. GoPro, Panasonic and Vuze video recorders were used to record flame and smoke plume characteristics.For exact video recorder location and pan configuration of each burn see burn layout and documentation in dataset: A Multiscale study of the coupling between flow, fire and vegetation: field experiments – burn layout and documentation (https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73, see Annotations section for Metadata link).video360 spherical videoscombustionheat fluxesconvective heat fluxesData Types and Measurement VariablesGoProGoPro Max 360PanasonicVuzeHumaneyes VR Camera 3D 360 VRprescribed burnprescribed firepool firestatic firefiresmokeTall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancynorth FloridaSavannah River SiteSouth Carolinalongleaf pine forestRC20-1362NoneThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA-81.833391-81.41811033.41502633.004636Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, Florida, USA-84.255985-84.19265930.68765130.6387882022-10-182025-06-13https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4.5/appendices/appendix-1/relationType/#hasMetadatahttps://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73https://schema.org/archivedAthttps://app.globus.org/file-manager?origin_id=095b965e-aa6f-4774-83f8-bf49706d753c&origin_path=/PATTERSONMM_2025-03-03_E23B/https://schema.org/archivedAthttps://tier2.wfsi-data.org/PATTERSONMM_2025-03-03_E23B/JasonColeUSDA Forest ServiceForester

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jason.cole2@usda.govhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2678-3624This dataset is part of a larger experiment evaluating the relationship between vegetation, air flow, and fire. Ninety-two static pool fires were conducted on two sites in the southeast at Tall Timbers Research Station in north Florida and the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Other datasets collected with this project include Terrestrial Laser Scans (TLS), sonic anemometer three-dimensional wind, temperature profiles and burn layout and documentation.A multiscale study of the coupling between flow, fire and vegetation static field experiments: burn layout and documentation form 2022-2025 (https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73) describes the entire project including all datasets collected, sensor specifications and sensors arrangements surrounding the static pool fires.Manipulation of the canopy occurred at both sites.Tall Timbers: The burns occurred on approximately 0.5-ha clearing that had all vegetation was removed.Savannah River Site: All burns were conducted within a 2-ha loblolly and longleaf pine plantation with a row spacing of approximately 2.5-meters. The trees in the plantation had an average height of 13-m and an average DBH of 21-cm. Burns 1-43 the understory vegetation was removed but canopy was left intact. Burns 44-67 the tree density was reduced by two thirds, removing every third row in both the east/west and north/south directions. Burns 68-85 increased understory vegetation and hurricane Helene damage occurred in the fall of 2024.Reference https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73 for burn configurations.The amount of fuel for each pool fire experiment was defined by the number and alignment of pans. Each pan is 0.5-m square and 5-cm deep and contained 7.6-L of fuel.Tall Timbers: Fuel consisted of 7.6-L diesel per pan.Savanah River Site: Fuel consisted of a 50/50 mix of vegetable oil and diesel fuel (3.8-L each).Reference https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73 for burn pan configurations.The video recordings were used to document flame and smoke plume characteristics for each burn.Tall Timbers used three Panasonic video recorders (HC-WXF991) mounted on tripods surrounding the pans and a single Humaneyes VR Camera (Vuze) to record a 360 spherical video in stereoscopic 3D.The Savanah River Site used Panasonic video recorders (HC-WXF991) to capture smoke interaction with canopy, a Humaneyes VR Camera (Vuze) and GoPro Max 360 Cameras to record 360 spherical videos in stereoscopic 3D and GoPro Hero8 Black cameras mounted on tripods surrounding the fire videoing smoke plume development and canopy interactions. The number of recorders used varied depending on availability.Reference https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73 for exact camera heights, distances and relationships for each burn.This dataset contains video and metadata from Panasonic (HC-WXF991), Humaneyes VR Camera 3D 360 VR (Vuze), GoPro Max 360, and GoPro Hero8 video recorders. The video recordings were used to record flame and smoke plume characteristics for each burn.Excess video outside the burn times was removed from the GoPro and Panasonic videos.GoPro Hero8 Black and GoPro Max cameras collect video in 2-GB chapters. Excess chapters that did not overlap the burn time were removed and the chapters were renumbered starting with 1.Panasonic cameras collected a single video for each burn. The videos were cut to the burn start and end time and split into 2-GB chapters.Time on the Vuze cameras was unable to be set. A single chapter is provided that includes all data from when the camera was turned on and off for each burn. Vuze data can be used for a general overview of a burn but cannot be linked to a specific time.Reference https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73 for burn start and end times.Reference Supplements or https://doi.org/10.60594/W4NC73 for video camera specifications. It is the user’s responsibility to determine which data are valid for their application.AlbertSimeoniWorcester Polytechnic Instituteasimeoni@wpi.eduhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5497-3794Principal InvestigatorU. S. Department of Defense (DoD), Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100013316RC20-1362