Search Results - "Prichard, Susan J."

Wildfire and climate change adaptation of western North American forests: a case for intentional management by Hessburg, Paul F., Prichard, Susan J., Hagmann, R. Keala, Povak, Nicholas A., Lake, Frank K.

“…Forest landscapes across western North America (wNA) have experienced extensive changes over the last two centuries, while climatic warming has become a global…”
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Towards Spatially Explicit Quantification of Pre- and Postfire Fuels and Fuel Consumption from Traditional and Point Cloud Measurements by Hudak, Andrew T, Kato, Akira, Bright, Benjamin C, Loudermilk, E Louise, Hawley, Christie, Restaino, Joseph C, Ottmar, Roger D, Prata, Gabriel A, Cabo, Carlos, Prichard, Susan J, Rowell, Eric M, Weise, David R

“…Abstract Methods to accurately estimate spatially explicit fuel consumption are needed because consumption relates directly to fire behavior, effects, and…”
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Evaluating Close-Range Photogrammetry for 3D Understory Fuel Characterization and Biomass Prediction in Pine Forests by Cova, Gina R., Prichard, Susan J., Rowell, Eric, Drye, Brian, Eagle, Paige, Kennedy, Maureen C., Nemens, Deborah G.

“…Understory biomass plays an important role in forests, and explicit characterizations of live and dead understory vegetation are critical for wildland fuel…”
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Crown-Level Structure and Fuel Load Characterization from Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning in a Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) Forest Ecosystem by Rocha, Kleydson Diego, Silva, Carlos Alberto, Cosenza, Diogo N., Mohan, Midhun, Klauberg, Carine, Schlickmann, Monique Bohora, Xia, Jinyi, Leite, Rodrigo V., Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves de, Atkins, Jeff W., Cardil, Adrian, Rowell, Eric, Parsons, Russ, Sánchez-López, Nuria, Prichard, Susan J., Hudak, Andrew T.

“…Airborne Laser Scanners (ALS) and Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS) are two lidar systems frequently used for remote sensing forested ecosystems. The aim of…”
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Decision Support for Landscapes with High Fire Hazard and Competing Values at Risk: The Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project by Skinner, Haley K., Prichard, Susan J., Cullen, Alison C.

“…Background: Climate change is a strong contributing factor in the lengthening and intensification of wildfire seasons, with warmer and often drier conditions…”
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Statewide Forest Canopy Cover Mapping of Florida Using Synergistic Integration of Spaceborne LiDAR, SAR, and Optical Imagery by Schlickmann, Monique Bohora, Bueno, Inacio Thomaz, Valle, Denis, Hammond, William M., Prichard, Susan J., Hudak, Andrew T., Klauberg, Carine, Karasinski, Mauro Alessandro, Brock, Kody Melissa, Rocha, Kleydson Diego, Xia, Jinyi, Vieira Leite, Rodrigo, Higuchi, Pedro, da Silva, Ana Carolina, Maximo da Silva, Gabriel, Cova, Gina R., Silva, Carlos Alberto

“…Southern U.S. forests are essential for carbon storage and timber production but are increasingly impacted by natural disturbances, highlighting the need to…”
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Learning from wildfires: A scalable framework to evaluate treatment effects on burn severity by Chamberlain, Caden P., Meigs, Garrett W., Churchill, Derek J., Kane, Jonathan T., Sanna, Astrid, Begley, James S., Prichard, Susan J., Kennedy, Maureen C., Bienz, Craig, Haugo, Ryan D., Smith, Annie C., Kane, Van R., Cansler, C. Alina

“…Interruption of frequent burning in dry forests across western North America and the continued impacts of anthropogenic climate change have resulted in…”
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Big trees burning: Divergent wildfire effects on large trees in open‐ vs. closed‐canopy forests by Meigs, Garrett W., Chamberlain, Caden P., Begley, James S., Cansler, C. Alina, Churchill, Derek J., Cova, Gina R., Donato, Daniel C., Halofsky, Joshua S., Kane, Jonathan T., Kane, Van R., Prichard, Susan J., Smith, L. Annie C.

“…Wildfire activity has accelerated with climate change, sparking concerns about uncharacteristic impacts on mature and old‐growth forests containing large…”
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Pre-fire and post-fire surface fuel and cover measurements collected in the south-eastern United States for model evaluation and development – RxCADRE 2008, 2011 and 2012 by Ottmar, Roger D, Hudak, Andrew T, Prichard, Susan J, Wright, Clinton S, Restaino, Joseph C, Kennedy, Maureen C, Vihnanek, Robert E

“…A lack of independent, quality-assured data prevents scientists from effectively evaluating predictions and uncertainties in fire models used by land managers…”
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Tamm Review: Shifting global fire regimes: Lessons from reburns and research needs by Prichard, Susan J., Stevens-Rumann, Camille S., Hessburg, Paul F.

“…•We reviewed published studies on reburns in fire-adapted ecosystems of the world.•Fire regimes often have shifted from frequent to infrequent fire return…”
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Fuel treatment effectiveness in the context of landform, vegetation, and large, wind-driven wildfires by Prichard, Susan J., Povak, Nicholas A., Kennedy, Maureen C., Peterson, David W.

“…Large wildfires (>50,000 ha) are becoming increasingly common in semiarid landscapes of the western United States. Although fuel reduction treatments are used…”
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Fuel treatments and landform modify landscape patterns of burn severity in an extreme fire event by Prichard, Susan J, Kennedy, Maureen C

“…Under a rapidly warming climate, a critical management issue in semiarid forests of western North America is how to increase forest resilience to wildfire. We…”
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Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions by Prichard, Susan J., Hessburg, Paul F., Hagmann, R. Keala, Povak, Nicholas A., Dobrowski, Solomon Z., Hurteau, Matthew D., Kane, Van R., Keane, Robert E., Kobziar, Leda N., Kolden, Crystal A., North, Malcolm, Parks, Sean A., Safford, Hugh D., Stevens, Jens T., Yocom, Larissa L., Churchill, Derek J., Gray, Robert W., Huffman, David W., Lake, Frank K., Khatri-Chhetri, Pratima

“…We review science-based adaptation strategies for western North American (wNA) forests that include restoring active fire regimes and fostering resilient…”
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Wildland fire emission factors in North America: synthesis of existing data, measurement needs and management applications by Prichard, Susan J., O’Neill, Susan M., Eagle, Paige, Andreu, Anne G., Drye, Brian, Dubowy, Joel, Urbanski, Shawn, Strand, Tara M.

“…Field and laboratory emission factors (EFs) of wildland fire emissions for 276 known air pollutants sampled across Canada and the US were compiled. An online…”
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Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory by Greenler, Skye M., Lake, Frank K., Tripp, William, McCovey, Kathy, Tripp, Analisa, Hillman, Leaf G., Dunn, Christopher J., Prichard, Susan J., Hessburg, Paul F., Harling, Will, Bailey, John D.

“…The combined effects of Indigenous fire stewardship and lightning ignitions shaped historical fire regimes, landscape patterns, and available resources in many…”
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System-level feedbacks of active fire regimes in large landscapes by Povak, Nicholas A., Hessburg, Paul F., Salter, R. Brion, Gray, Robert W., Prichard, Susan J.

“…Background Climate is a main driver of fire regimes, but recurrent fires provide stabilizing feedbacks at several spatial scales that can limit fire spread and…”
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The western North American forestland carbon sink: will our climate commitments go up in smoke? by Hessburg, Paul F, Kurz, Werner A, Prichard, Susan J, Smyth, Carolyn E, Daniels, Lori D, Giardina, Christian P, Phillips, Carly A, Gray, Robert W, Tiribelli, Florencia, Baron, Jennifer N, LaFlamme, Jocelyne, Roeser, Dominik

“…Pathways to achieving net‐zero and net‐negative greenhouse‐gas (GHG) emission targets rely on land‐based contributions to carbon (C) sequestration. However,…”
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Evaluating fireline effectiveness across large wildfire events in north-central Washington State by Lemons, Rebecca E., Prichard, Susan J., Kerns, Becky K.

“…Background Wildfires are increasing in incidence, size, and severity in the USA along with associated firefighting costs. Evaluation of firefighting…”
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Growing convergence research: Coproducing climate projections to inform proactive decisions for managing simultaneous wildfire risk by Cullen, Alison C., Prichard, Susan J., Abatzoglou, John T., Dolk, Alexandra, Kessenich, Lee, Bloem, Sunniva, Bukovsky, Melissa S., Humphrey, Reed, McGinnis, Seth, Skinner, Haley, Mearns, Linda O.

“…We apply a convergence research approach to the urgent need for proactive management of long‐term risk associated with wildfire in the United States. In this…”
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Wildfire, Smoke Exposure, Human Health, and Environmental Justice Need to be Integrated into Forest Restoration and Management by D’Evelyn, Savannah M., Jung, Jihoon, Alvarado, Ernesto, Baumgartner, Jill, Caligiuri, Pete, Hagmann, R. Keala, Henderson, Sarah B., Hessburg, Paul F., Hopkins, Sean, Kasner, Edward J., Krawchuk, Meg A., Krenz, Jennifer E., Lydersen, Jamie M., Marlier, Miriam E., Masuda, Yuta J., Metlen, Kerry, Mittelstaedt, Gillian, Prichard, Susan J., Schollaert, Claire L., Smith, Edward B., Stevens, Jens T., Tessum, Christopher W., Reeb-Whitaker, Carolyn, Wilkins, Joseph L., Wolff, Nicholas H., Wood, Leah M., Haugo, Ryan D., Spector, June T.

“…Purpose of Review Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached…”
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