Four-fold increase in solar forcing on snow in western U.S. burned forests since 1999

The impacts of forest fire activity in the western US on snow melt are poorly quantified. Here the authors use satellite and field-based observations to document a four-fold increase in the solar forcing on snow in western burned forests from 1999 to 2018.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kelly E. Gleason, Joseph R. McConnell, Monica M. Arienzo, Nathan Chellman, Wendy M. Calvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09935-y