Wildfire induces changes in receiving waters: A review with considerations for water quality management

MJ Paul, SD LeDuc, MG Lassiter… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires have increased in frequency in many ecosystems, with implications for human
health and the environment, including water quality. Increased fire frequency and …

Forests and water yield: A synthesis of disturbance effects on streamflow and snowpack in western coniferous forests

SA Goeking, DG Tarboton - Journal of Forestry, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In coniferous western forests, recent widespread tree mortality provided
opportunities to test the long-held theory that forest cover loss increases water yield. We …

Burned forests impact water supplies

DW Hallema, G Sun, PV Caldwell, SP Norman… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Wildland fire impacts on surface freshwater resources have not previously been measured,
nor factored into regional water management strategies. But, large wildland fires are …

Post-wildfire hydrologic recovery in Mediterranean climates: A systematic review and case study to identify current knowledge and opportunities

JW Wagenbrenner, BA Ebel, KD Bladon… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Post-fire hydrologic research typically focuses on the first few years after a wildfire, leading
to substantial uncertainty regarding the longevity of impacts. The time needed for hydrologic …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining Sentinel 2-based dNBR and RdNBR variability with reference data from the bird's eye (UAS) perspective

FE Fassnacht, E Schmidt-Riese, T Kattenborn… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Characterizing the spatial variability of the severity of wildfires is important to assess
ecological and economic consequences and to coordinate mitigation strategies. Vegetation …

Prolonged drought in a northern California coastal region suppresses wildfire impacts on hydrology

ME Newcomer, J Underwood… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires naturally occur in many landscapes, however they are undergoing rapid regime
shifts. Despite the emphasis in the literature on the most severe hydrological responses to …

Forest fire effects on stream water quality at continental scales: a meta-analysis

TB Hampton, S Lin, NB Basu - Environmental Research Letters, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Forested watersheds supply over two thirds of the world's drinking water. The last decade
has seen an increase in the frequency and intensity of wildfires that is threatening these …

Wildfire controls on evapotranspiration in California's Sierra Nevada

Q Ma, RC Bales, J Rungee, MH Conklin, BM Collins… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We used Landsat-based measures of annual evapotranspiration (ET) to explore the effects
of wildfires on vegetation water use across California's Sierra Nevada. Wildfires decreased …

Regional patterns of postwildfire streamflow response in the Western United States: The importance of scale‐specific connectivity

DW Hallema, G Sun, KD Bladon… - Hydrological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires can impact streamflow by modifying net precipitation, infiltration,
evapotranspiration, snowmelt, and hillslope run‐off pathways. Regional differences in fire …

A spatial evaluation of global wildfire-water risks to human and natural systems

FN Robinne, KD Bladon, C Miller, MA Parisien… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The large mediatic coverage of recent massive wildfires across the world has emphasized
the vulnerability of freshwater resources. The extensive hydrogeomorphic effects from a …