Exploring use of climate information in wildland fire management: A decision calendar study

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Corringham, Thomas W ^a   Westerling, Anthony L ^b   Morehouse, Barbara J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Forecasts; Western United States; Wildfire management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE INFORMATION; DECISION CALENDAR; WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT;

FIRE PROTECTION;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; DECISION MAKING; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649187464     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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