Broad-Scale Surface and Atmospheric Conditions during Large Fires in South-Central Chile

The unprecedented size of the 2017 wildfires that burned nearly 600,000 hectares of central Chile highlight a need to better understand the climatic conditions under which large fires develop. Here we evaluate synoptic atmospheric conditions at the surface and free troposphere associated with anomal...

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Main Authors: David B. McWethy, René D. Garreaud, Andrés Holz, Gregory T. Pederson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Fire
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/4/2/28