Broad-Scale Surface and Atmospheric Conditions during Large Fires in South-Central Chile
The unprecedented size of the 2017 wildfires that burned nearly 600,000 hectares of central Chile highlight a need to better understand the climatic conditions under which large fires develop. Here we evaluate synoptic atmospheric conditions at the surface and free troposphere associated with anomal...
Main Authors: | David B. McWethy, René D. Garreaud, Andrés Holz, Gregory T. Pederson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-05-01
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Series: | Fire |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/4/2/28 |
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