Midwinter Dry Spells Amplify Post‐Fire Snowpack Decline

Midwinter Dry Spells Amplify Post‐Fire Snowpack Decline

Abstract Increasing wildfire and declining snowpacks in mountain regions threaten water availability. We combine satellite‐based fire detections with snow seasonality classifications to examine fire activity in California's seasonal and ephemeral snow zones. We find a nearly tenfold increase in...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J. Hatchett, Arielle L. Koshkin, Kristen Guirguis, Karl Rittger, Anne W. Nolin, Anne Heggli, Alan M. Rhoades, Amy E. East, Erica R. Siirila‐Woodburn, W. Tyler Brandt, Alexander Gershunov, Kayden Haleakala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
snow
wildfire
drought
extreme events
compound events
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101235

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101235

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