[PDF][PDF] Assessing water contamination risk from vegetation fires: Challenges, opportunities and a framework for progress
Water crises—defined as significant declines in water quality and quantity—top the global
risks list compiled by the World Economic Forum (2015) that have the greatest potential …
risks list compiled by the World Economic Forum (2015) that have the greatest potential …
Predicting wildfire induced changes to runoff: A review and synthesis of modeling approaches
Wildfires elicit a diversity of hydrological changes, impacting processes that drive both water
quantity and quality. As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, there is a need to …
quantity and quality. As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, there is a need to …
Evaluation and comparison of Landsat 8, Sentinel-2 and Deimos-1 remote sensing indices for assessing burn severity in Mediterranean fire-prone ecosystems
P García-Llamas, S Suárez-Seoane… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of improved spatial and spectral resolution sensors provides new
opportunities to assess burn severity more accurately. This study evaluates the ability of …
opportunities to assess burn severity more accurately. This study evaluates the ability of …
WEPPcloud: An online watershed-scale hydrologic modeling tool. Part I. Model description
We developed a new online interface for the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP)
model (WEPPcloud) with a framework that allows the incorporation and development of …
model (WEPPcloud) with a framework that allows the incorporation and development of …
Prioritising fuels reduction for water supply protection
BM Gannon, Y Wei, LH MacDonald… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
Concerns over wildfire impacts to water supplies have motivated efforts to mitigate risk by
reducing forest fuels. Methods to assess fuel treatment effects and prioritise their placement …
reducing forest fuels. Methods to assess fuel treatment effects and prioritise their placement …
Evaluation of the rusle and disturbed wepp erosion models for predicting soil loss in the first year after wildfire in NW Spain
C Fernández, JA Vega - Environmental Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Severe fire greatly increases soil erosion rates and overland-flow in forest land. Soil erosion
prediction models are essential for estimating fire impacts and planning post-fire emergency …
prediction models are essential for estimating fire impacts and planning post-fire emergency …
[HTML][HTML] Water quality and forest restoration in the Lake Tahoe basin: impacts of future management options
Land managers in the Lake Tahoe basin are considering increasing the use of prescribed
fire and forest thinning to restore conditions that will be more resilient to wildfires. However …
fire and forest thinning to restore conditions that will be more resilient to wildfires. However …
Particle motion on burned and vegetated hillslopes
Climate change is causing increasingly widespread, frequent, and intense wildfires across
the western United States. Many geomorphic effects of wildfire are relatively well studied, yet …
the western United States. Many geomorphic effects of wildfire are relatively well studied, yet …
PFHydro: a new watershed-scale model for post-fire runoff simulation
Runoff increases after wildfires that burn vegetation and create a condition of soil-water
repellence (SWR). A new post-fire watershed hydrological model, PFHydro, was created to …
repellence (SWR). A new post-fire watershed hydrological model, PFHydro, was created to …
Spatial simulation of forest road effects on hydrology and soil erosion after a wildfire
Post‐fire catchment and water utility managers throughout the world use predictive models
to estimate potential erosion risks to aid in evaluating downstream impacts of increased …
to estimate potential erosion risks to aid in evaluating downstream impacts of increased …