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Influence of fuels management and fire weather on the Rim Fire

2017 Research Brief

Description

Authors analyzed the 2013 Rim Fire to see how fire severity varied with factors. Potential factors included the proportion of the landscape previously treated or burned, fire weather, vegetation, and water balance. 


Contact

Jamie Lydersen, jmlydersen@fs.fed.us 

Brandon Collins, bollins@berkeley.edu

Additional Information

Lydersen, Jamie, Brandon Collins, Matthew Brooks, John Matchett, Kristen Shive, Nicholas Povak, Van Kane, and Douglas Smith. 2017. Evidence of fuels management and fire weather influencing fire severity in an extreme fire event. Ecological Applications 27(7): 2013-2030.