Fire Behavior, Weather, and Burn Severity of the 2007 Anaktuvuk River Tundra Fire, North Slope, Alaska

In 2007, the Anaktuvuk River Fire (ARF) became the largest recorded tundra fire on the North Slope of Alaska. The ARF burned for nearly three months, consuming more than 100,000 ha. At its peak in early September, the ARF burned at a rate of 7000 ha d−1. The conditions potentially responsible for th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research Jg. 41; H. 3; S. 309 - 316
Hauptverfasser:	Jones, Benjamin M., Kolden, Crystal A., Jandt, Randi, Abatzoglou, John T., Urban, Frank, Arp, Christopher D.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	UCB 450, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450, U.S.A The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research 01.08.2009 Taylor & Francis Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Climate models Fire behavior Fires Forest and land fires Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Lightning Meteorology Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection Precipitation Seasons Synecology Tundras Vegetation Weather damages. Fires Wildfire seasons Alaska United States North America America PNW, Beaufort Sea PNW, USA, Alaska, North Slope USA, Alaska, North Slope, Kuparuk R PN, Arctic Fire ecology Fires Stream Vegetation fire Rivers Forecast model Tundra North Slope
ISSN:	1523-0430, 1938-4246
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