JFSP Fire Science Exchange Network
In southern California, the slopes are famous for producing high sediment yields following fires. The authors showed that large volumes of sediment are released when the “dams” are burned in wildfires in these ecosystems.
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DiBiase, R.A., and M.P. Lamb. 2013. Vegetation and wildfire controls on sediment yield in bedrock landscapes. Geophysical Research Letters 40:1093-1097.
The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
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This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges sponsored by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP).
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