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Past Variance and Future Projections of the Environmental Conditions Driving Western U.S. Summertime Wildfire Burn Area

Increases in vapor pressure deficit (VPD) have been hypothesized as the primary driver of future fire changes. The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) models agree that western U.S. surface temperatures and associated dryness of air as defined by the VPD will increase in the 21st c...

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Autores principales: Brey, Steven J., Barnes, Elizabeth A., Pierce, Jeffrey R., Swann, Abigail L. S., Fischer, Emily V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7900977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33681404
http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001645