El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomena and forest fires in the southwestern United States
Fire statistics (area burned) and fire-scar chronologies from tree rings show reduced fire activity during El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in forests of Arizona and New Mexico. This relationship probably stems from increased fuel moisture after a wet winter and spring, but also could involve climatic controls on lightning activity at the onset of the monsoon season.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1990-02
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| Subjects: | Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology, PACLIM, dendrochronology, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31398 |
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| Summary: | Fire statistics (area burned) and fire-scar chronologies from tree rings show reduced fire activity during El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in forests of Arizona and New Mexico. This relationship probably stems from increased fuel moisture after a wet winter and spring, but also could involve climatic controls on lightning activity at the onset of the monsoon season. |
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