Extreme Winds Alter Influence of Fuels and Topography on Megafire Burn Severity in Seasonal Temperate Rainforests under Record Fuel Aridity
Nearly 0.8 million hectares of land were burned in the North American Pacific Northwest (PNW) over two weeks under record-breaking fuel aridity and winds during the extraordinary 2020 fire season, representing a rare example of megafires in forests west of the Cascade Mountains. We quantified the re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Fire |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/5/2/41 |