Interannual variations in fire weather, fire extent, and synoptic-scale circulation patterns in northern California and Oregon

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 349-360

  Trouet, Valerie ^a   Taylor, Alan H ^b   Carleton, Andrew M ^b   Skinner, Carl N ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62249153334     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-008-0012-x     Document Type: Article

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