Table 2: Factor differences from air baselines (baselines = 1.0) for pristine and forest soils burned in the 2016 Cowboy fire. In the burned forest, the CO2 soil level is 0.60 that of the pristine forest soil and CH4 is 0.44.
CO2 CH4 Water Vapor
Pristine Forest Soil 2.76± .03 0.63± .01 1.40± .02
Burned Forest (Cowboy) 1.66± .04 0.28± .01 1.42± .03