Characterizing recent bark beetle-caused tree mortality in the western United States from aerial surveys
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118402
Abstract: Abstract Bark beetle (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) outbreaks have been extensive and severe across the western United States in recent decades, and assessments of tree mortality are critical for documenting patterns and increasing understanding of drivers and… read more here.
Keywords: bark; mortality; beetle; united states ... See more keywords
Community-based forestry on federal lands in the western United States: A synthesis and call for renewed research
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102042
Abstract: Abstract An approach to community-based forestry (CBF) on federal forestlands in the western United States consists of a number of informal civil society institutions for communities to better organize internally and interact with government. We… read more here.
Keywords: research; community based; community; based forestry ... See more keywords
Spatial detection of alpine treeline ecotones in the Western United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.111672
Abstract: Abstract Human-mediated climate change over the past century has resulted in significant impacts to global ecosystems and biodiversity including accelerating redistribution of the geographic ranges of species. In mountainous regions, the transition zone from continuous… read more here.
Keywords: detection; spatial detection; alpine treeline; united states ... See more keywords
Observed Spatiotemporal Changes in the Mechanisms of Extreme Water Available for Runoff in the Western United States
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl080260
Abstract: This paper presents the first study to identity, in historical records, regional changes in the mechanisms of extreme water available for runoff (W). We used a quality‐controlled Snowpack Telemetry data set (1979–2017) combined with the… read more here.
Keywords: extreme water; western united; water available; united states ... See more keywords
Downslope Wind‐Driven Fires in the Western United States
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DOI: 10.1029/2022ef003471
Abstract: Downslope wind‐driven fires have resulted in many of the wildfire disasters in the western United States and represent a unique hazard to infrastructure and human life. We analyze the co‐occurrence of wildfires and downslope winds… read more here.
Keywords: wind driven; driven fires; downslope wind; western united ... See more keywords
Notable impact of wildfires in the western United States on weather hazards in the central United States
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2207329119
Abstract: Significance Wildfires have intensified in both frequency and burned areas in recent decades in the United States and constitute a significant threat to life and property. Sensible heat and aerosols produced by wildfires may affect… read more here.
Keywords: wildfires western; central united; weather hazards; notable impact ... See more keywords
Insights from specimen data for two economic Chrysobothris species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the western United States
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DOI: 10.1093/aesa/saad009
Abstract: Chrysobothris mali Horn and Chrysobothris femorata (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) are wood-boring beetles native to western North America. Both species are highly polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of deciduous trees and shrubs, including fruit and… read more here.
Keywords: mali; coleoptera buprestidae; chrysobothris; biology ... See more keywords
Outdoor and indoor fine particulate matter at skilled nursing facilities in the western United States during wildfire and non-wildfire seasons.
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DOI: 10.1111/ina.13060
Abstract: Wildfire activity is increasing in parts of the world where extreme drought and warming temperatures contribute to fireprone conditions, including the western United States. The elderly are among the most vulnerable, and those in long-term… read more here.
Keywords: fine particulate; particulate matter; skilled nursing; wildfire ... See more keywords
Alpine glacier resilience and Neoglacial fluctuations linked to Holocene snowfall trends in the western United States
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc7661
Abstract: Alpine lake sediments provide rare 10,000-year glacier record and highlight influence of winter precipitation. Geological evidence indicates that glaciers in the western United States fluctuated in response to Holocene changes in temperature and precipitation. However,… read more here.
Keywords: holocene; glacier resilience; united states; alpine glacier ... See more keywords
Climate change increases risk of extreme rainfall following wildfire in the western United States.
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm0320
Abstract: Post-wildfire extreme rainfall events can have destructive impacts in the western United States. Using two climate model large ensembles, we assess the future risk of extreme fire weather events being followed by extreme rainfall in… read more here.
Keywords: western united; wildfire; united states; risk extreme ... See more keywords
Variability of Cloudiness over Mountain Terrain in the Western United States
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DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-16-0194.1
Abstract: AbstractThis study investigates the spatial and temporal variability of cloudiness across mountain zones in the western United States. Daily average cloud albedo is derived from a 19-yr series (1996–2014) of half-hourly Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite… read more here.
Keywords: variability cloudiness; united states; western united; mountain ... See more keywords