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Forest Fire Effects on Radiative and Turbulent Fluxes over Snow : Implications for Snow Hydrology

Creator:

Gleason, Kelly E.

Abstract:

As a result of a warming climate, subsequent declining snowpack, and a century of fire suppression, forest fires are increasing across the western United States. However, we still do not fully understand how forest fire effects snowpack energy balance, nor the volume and availability of snow melt and associated water...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

snowpack in burned areas melt out earlier than clean snow outside the burned area (R. Julander, National