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Data and R workspace for "Quantifying Impacts of Fire on Flow Regimes in Southeastern Amazon Basins"


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Abstract

This resource contains the data and R workspace required for reproducing the analyses in the following manuscript:

Citation for: "Quantifying Impacts of Wildfire on Quantifying Impacts of Fire on Flow Regimes in Southeastern Amazon Basins"

Included in this resource are: 1) the R and Google Earth Enginer scripts used to download and process streamflow, precipitation, and burn data; 2) the outputs generated from the R scripts; 3) a description of the connections between scripts and outputs; and 4) a description of the execution sequence of the R scripts. These inclusions are described in this resource's "read me" file.

For additional context, we provide the abstract from the "Quantifying Impacts of Wildfire on Quantifying Impacts of Fire on Flow Regimes in Southeastern Amazon Basins" manuscript:

The increasing spread of fire within the Amazon rainforest is a significant disturbance that has the potential to alter flow regimes and subsequently impact local ecology and ecosystem services. While previous studies have examined the impact of land cover change on streamflow, the specific effects of fire on the hydrology of Amazonian forested catchments remain uncertain, especially in previously undisturbed forests. This study investigates the impacts of fire on hydrology in the Amazon using a before-after control-impact (BACI) paired watershed approach. Our analysis tested for post-fire increases in the magnitude and variability of the streamflow regimes of five watersheds in the Southeastern Amazon. Flow regime magnitude and variability were quantified using the monthly metrics of basin yield and basin yield coefficient of variation, number of reversals, and average rise rate, respectively. Differences in metrics were assessed before and after fire disturbance, relative to nearby reference watersheds. Following fire disturbance in these five watersheds, three watersheds showed increases in magnitude and four watersheds showed increases in variability. The range in fire effect size was 6.01%-7.98% for streamflow magnitude and 10.89%-70.28% for variability. Our findings suggest that hydrological effects of fire are present in the Amazon, with the primary impact being increases in streamflow variability. Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the impact of fire on Amazonian catchment hydrology and highlights the importance of considering fire as a factor in managing and protecting tropical forest ecosystems.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Southeastern Amazon
North Latitude
-1.3491°
East Longitude
-46.1865°
South Latitude
-12.7562°
West Longitude
-51.7676°

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Siddiqui, S., N. G. F. Reaver, D. Kaplan (2025). Data and R workspace for "Quantifying Impacts of Fire on Flow Regimes in Southeastern Amazon Basins", HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/3151eb7cd13d4e58a0b01696a6b3533d

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