Precipitation regime classification for the Mojave Desert: Implications for fire occurrence
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- 作者：Jerry Tagestada ; jerry.tagestad@pnnl.gov" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Matthew Brooksb ; Valerie Cullinana ; Janelle Downsa ; Randy McKinleyb
- 关键词：Vegetation ; Seasonality ; Burn ; Lightning ; Climate ; Drought
- 刊名：Journal of Arid Environments
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：124
- 期：Complete
- 页码：388-397
- 全文大小：1568 K
文摘
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Using spatial precipitation data we map four precipitation zones.
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Zonation is based on three precipitation seasons; winter, spring and summer.
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Most fires have occurred after wet winters in zones with summer precipitation.
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Blackbrush communities are impacted by fire out of proportion to its occurrence.
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Future climate models indicate more wet periods, suggesting more fires.