High-severity fire: evaluating its key drivers and mapping its probability across western US forests
SA Parks, LM Holsinger, MH Panunto… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Wildland fire is a critical process in forests of the western United States (US). Variation in fire
behavior, which is heavily influenced by fuel loading, terrain, weather, and vegetation type …
behavior, which is heavily influenced by fuel loading, terrain, weather, and vegetation type …
Identifying key drivers of wildfires in the contiguous US using machine learning and game theory interpretation
Understanding the complex interrelationships between wildfire and its environmental and
anthropogenic controls is crucial for wildfire modeling and management. Although machine …
anthropogenic controls is crucial for wildfire modeling and management. Although machine …
Influence of topography and fuels on fire refugia probability under varying fire weather conditions in forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA
Fire refugia—locations that burn less severely or less frequently than surrounding areas—
support late-successional and old-growth forest structure and function. This study …
support late-successional and old-growth forest structure and function. This study …
The development and implementation of a human-caused wildland fire occurrence prediction system for the province of Ontario, Canada
DG Woolford, DL Martell, CB McFayden… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
We describe the development and implementation of an operational human-caused
wildland fire occurrence prediction (FOP) system in the province of Ontario, Canada. A suite …
wildland fire occurrence prediction (FOP) system in the province of Ontario, Canada. A suite …
Contrasting effects of future wildfire and forest management scenarios on a fire excluded western US landscape
Context Restoring wide areas of fire excluded western US landscapes to fuel limited, fire
resilient systems where fires self-regulate and burn with low or mixed severity will require …
resilient systems where fires self-regulate and burn with low or mixed severity will require …
“Us versus Them;” Local Social Fragmentation and Its Potential Effects on Building Pathways to Adapting to Wildfire
M Billings, M Carroll, T Paveglio, K Whitman - Fire, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the need for wildfire adaptation for human populations in the wildland-urban interface
(WUI) intensifies in the face of changes that have increased the number of wildfires that …
(WUI) intensifies in the face of changes that have increased the number of wildfires that …
What drives low-severity fire in the southwestern USA?
SA Parks, SZ Dobrowski, MH Panunto - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Many dry conifer forests in the southwestern USA and elsewhere historically (prior to the late
1800's) experienced fairly frequent surface fire at intervals ranging from roughly five to 30 …
1800's) experienced fairly frequent surface fire at intervals ranging from roughly five to 30 …
Downscaled subseasonal fire danger forecast skill across the contiguous United States
The increasing complexity and impacts of fire seasons in the United States have prompted
efforts to improve early warning systems for wildland fire management. Outlooks of potential …
efforts to improve early warning systems for wildland fire management. Outlooks of potential …
Bushfire simulators and analysis in Australia: insights into an emerging sociotechnical practice
T Neale, D May - Environmental Hazards, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The present context of escalating environmental risks places increased pressure and
importance on our technical ability to predict and mitigate the potential consequences and …
importance on our technical ability to predict and mitigate the potential consequences and …
[HTML][HTML] Chilean wildfires: probabilistic prediction, emergency response, and public communication
HF Dacre, BR Crawford… - Bulletin of the …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Chilean Wildfires: Probabilistic Prediction, Emergency Response, and Public
Communication in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 99 Issue 11 (2018) …
Communication in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 99 Issue 11 (2018) …