Fire activity as a function of fire–weather seasonal severity and antecedent climate across spatial scales in southern Europe and Pacific western USA

Climate has a strong influence on fire activity, varying across time and space. We analyzed the relationships between fire–weather conditions during the main fire season and antecedent water-balance conditions and fires in two Mediterranean-type regions with contrasted management histories: five sou...

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Main Authors: Itziar R Urbieta, Gonzalo Zavala, Joaquín Bedia, José M Gutiérrez, Jesús San Miguel-Ayanz, Andrea Camia, Jon E Keeley, José M Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/11/114013