Supporting data for managing fire-prone forests in a time of decreasing carbon carrying capacity

<p>These data and code include surface fuels and prescribed fire emissions data from the Teakettle Experimental Forest in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA. These data include transect data of surface fuels and the emissions from a 2017 prescribed burn. Emissions from the prescribed burn were calculated using a stock change approach by subtracting pre-burn surface fuels from post-burn surface fuels. We used these data and a Monte Carlo simulation approach to estimate the frequency of prescribed burning required to reduce surface fuels following a widespread overstory tree mortality event.</p>