| contributor author | Brotak, Edward A. | |
| contributor author | Reifsnyder, William E. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:39:08Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:39:08Z | |
| date copyright | 1977/09/01 | |
| date issued | 1977 | |
| identifier issn | 0021-8952 | |
| identifier other | ams-9317.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4232792 | |
| description abstract | Fifty-two major wildland fires in the eastern half of the United States were analyzed to determine the synoptic situations involved. Three-fourths of the fires were found near surface frontal areas. The vast majority of fires were associated with the eastern portion of small-amplitude but intense short-wave troughs at 500 mb. A lack of moisture advection at 850 mb inhibits precipitation which normally accompanies these systems. This lack of precipitation in association with strong low-level winds found in these regions produces dangerous fire conditions at the surface. Such situations are shown to occur rarely. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | An Investigation of the Synoptic Situations Associated with Major Wildland Fires | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 16 | |
| journal issue | 9 | |
| journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1977)016<0867:AIOTSS>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 867 | |
| journal lastpage | 870 | |
| tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1977:;volume( 016 ):;issue: 009 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |