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Thonicke, Spessa, Prentice, Harrison, Dong, Carmona-Moreno
A process-based fire regime model (SPITFIRE) has been developed, coupled with ecosystem dynamics in the LPJ Dynamic Global Vegetation Model, and used to explore fire regimes and the current impact of fire on the terrestrial carbon cycle and…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Le Page, Oom, Silva, Jönsson, Pereira
Aim In any region affected, fires exhibit a strong seasonal cycle driven by the dynamic of fuel moisture and ignition sources throughout the year. In this paper we investigate the global patterns of fire seasonality, which we relate to climatic,…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Liu, Stanturf, Goodrick
The trend in global wildfire potential under the climate change due to the greenhouse effect is investigated. Fire potential is measured by the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI), which is calculated using the observed maximum temperature and…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Hély, Girardin, Ali, Carcaillet, Brewer, Bergeron
We present here a 7000-year wildfire reconstruction based on sedimentary charcoal series from five lakes located south of Hudson Bay in eastern boreal North America. The reconstruction shows a significant downward trend in the frequency of large…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Diggins, Fulé, Kaye, Covington
Forests adapted to frequent-fire regimes are being treated to reduce fuel hazards and restore ecosystem processes. The maintenance of treatment effects under future climates is a critical issue. We modelled forest change under different climate…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Le Page, Oom, Silva, Jönsson, Pereira
Aim: In any region affected, fires exhibit a strong seasonal cycle driven by the dynamic of fuel moisture and ignition sources throughout the year. In this paper we investigate the global patterns of fire seasonality, which we relate to climatic,…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
The Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico harbors two imperiled aquatic species in its mid-to-high elevation streams, the Gila chub and the Gila trout. Modern and historical land use pressures, and the introduction of non-native fishes,…
Year: 2010
Type: Document
Rorig, Bothwell
This project follows from the results of a previous JFSP-funded project (01-61-6-08), in which we developed an algorithm to identify convective days on which there is a high probability for dry thunderstorms. Using upper-level sounding data from…
Year: 2010
Type: Document