Sentences with phrase «fire season precipitation»
Holden, Z. A., Morgan, P., Crimmins, M. A., Steinhorst, R. K. & Smith, A. M. S. Fire season precipitation variability influences fire extent and severity in a large southwestern wilderness area, United States.
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Warm springtime temperatures, prolonged drought in the West, gusty winds and shifts in precipitation from snowpack to rainfall marked the 2015 season, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Broadly, seasonal average temperature and precipitation patterns limit both the length of the fire season and environmental conditions during the fire season.
Following a centuries - long dry period with high fire frequency (c. AD 1400 - 1790), annual precipitation increased, fire frequency decreased, and the season of fire shifted from predominantly midsummer to late spring....