Antecedent Rainfall, Excessive Vegetation Growth and Its Relation to Wildfire Burned Areas in California

Abstract In recent years, California has experienced wildfire seasons of increasing frequency and magnitude, especially in terms of wildfire burned areas. Here, we investigate the precipitation and vegetation growth preceding each wildfire season for the 2001–2020 period to determine if antecedent r...

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Main Authors: José J. Hernández Ayala, Jenna Mann, Elisabeth Grosvenor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-09-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001624