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From the text ... 'One of the smokejumper program's defining characteristics is its commitment to innovation--a constant refinement of equipment and techniques that hearkens back to the program's earliest days.'
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Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aviation, Emissions and Smoke, Fire History, Fire Prevention
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire equipment, fire suppression (aerial), wildfires, fire management, smoke management
Fire frequency, extent, and size exhibit a strong linkage with climate conditions and play a vital role in the climate system. Previous studies have shown that the frequency of large fires in the western United States increased significantly since the mid-1980s due to climate…
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Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Intelligence
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: fire frequency, fire intensity, fire size, wildfires, C - carbon, climate change, remote sensing, fire management, forest management, smoke management, burned area, Remote-Sensed Burn Severity, climate change, combustion completeness, Normalized Burn Ratio, Pyrogenic Carbon Emissions, Canadian boreal forest, Black Spruce Forests, Gulf-of-Mexico, ecosystem carbon, terrestrial ecosystems, Temporal Patterns, Mississippi River, Landsat Imagery