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Type: Conference Paper
Author(s): Henry W. Anderson; Clinton B. Phillips
Coordinator(s): C. Eugene Conrad; Walter C. Oechel
Publication Date: 1982

Expected effects of wildland fires on hydrologic values have been indexed by 11 hydrologic parameters of floods, sedimentation and water supply. Coefficients and watershed attributes from 10 multiple-regression models are used to distribute measured hydrologic parameters throughout each watershed. Other coefficients are used with present fire condition and fire frequency to estimate changes in the hydrologic parameters for four fire conditions: unburned, l percent average annual burn, after a 100 percent burn, and after a burn of 10,000 acres (3900 ha). Application is illustrated for north coastal, Sierra Nevada, and southern California watersheds.

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Citation: Anderson, Henry W.; Phillips, Clinton B. 1982. Estimating hydrologic values for planning wildland fire protection. Pages 411-416 In: Conrad, C. Eugene; Oechel, Walter C. (tech. coords.). Proceedings of the symposium on dynamics and management of Mediterranean-type ecosystems; June 22-26, 1981; San Diego, CA. General Technical Report PSW-GTR-058. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.

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Topics:
Economics    Models    Planning
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Keywords:
  • economic analysis
  • fire protection
  • forest fire
  • hydrologic values
  • Mediterranean-type ecosystems
  • regression analysis
  • watershed attributes
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FRAMES Record Number: 12089