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The Wildfires of 1910: Climatology of an Extreme Early Twentieth-Century Event and Comparison with More Recent Extremes
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: e summer of 1910 large wildfires occurred throughout the western United States, and especially in the northern Rocky Mountains. The ?Great Idaho Fires? of 1910 alone burned about three million acres (~1.2 Mha)? an area ...
Mesoscale Disturbance and Ecological Response to Decadal Climatic Variability in the American Southwest
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Ecological responses to climatic variability in the Southwest include regionally synchronized fires, insect outbreaks, and pulses in tree demography (births and deaths). Multicentury, tree-ring reconstructions of drought, ...
Causes and Implications of Extreme Atmospheric Moisture Demand during the Record-Breaking 2011 Wildfire Season in the Southwestern United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: n 2011, exceptionally low atmospheric moisture content combined with moderately high temperatures to produce a record-high vapor pressure deficit (VPD) in the southwestern United States (SW). These conditions combined with ...