Flash Characteristics and Precipitation Metrics of Western U.S. Lightning-Initiated Wildfires from 2017
This study examines 95 lightning-initiated wildfires and 1170 lightning flashes in the western United States between May and October 2017 to characterize lightning and precipitation rates and totals near the time of ignition. Eighty-nine percent of the wildfires examined were initiated by negative c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Fire |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/1/5 |