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Ignitions explain more than temperature or precipitation in driving Santa Ana wind fires

Autumn and winter Santa Ana wind (SAW)–driven wildfires play a substantial role in area burned and societal losses in southern California. Temperature during the event and antecedent precipitation in the week or month prior play a minor role in determining area burned. Burning is dependent on wind i...

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Autores principales: Keeley, Jon E., Guzman-Morales, Janin, Gershunov, Alexander, Syphard, Alexandra D., Cayan, Daniel, Pierce, David W., Flannigan, Michael, Brown, Tim J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8294765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34290099
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abh2262