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The effects of wildfire on the sediment yield of a coastal California watershed

Creator:

Warrick, J. A., Hatten, J. A., Pasternack, G. B., Gray, A. B., Goni, M. A., and Wheatcroft, R. A.

Abstract:

The occurrence of two wildfires separated by 31 yr in the chaparral-dominated Arroyo Seco watershed (293 km²) of California provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the effects of wildfire on suspended-sediment yield. Here, we compile discharge and suspended-sediment sampling data from before and after the fires and show that the...

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(Meyer et al., 1995; Mensing et al., 1999; Pierce et al., 2004; Roering and Gerber, 2005; Shakesby and