Increased risk of the 2019 Alaskan July fires due to anthropogenic activity

Yu, Yan; Dunne, John P.; Shevliakova, Elena; Ginoux, Paul; Malyshev, Sergey; John, Jasmin G.; Krasting, John P.

doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0154.1

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Increased risk of the 2019 Alaskan July fires due to anthropogenic activity

2021
By Yu, Yan ; Dunne, John P. ; Shevliakova, Elena ; ...

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Journal Title:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Personal Author:

Yu, Yan ; Dunne, John P. ; Shevliakova, Elena ; Ginoux, Paul ; Malyshev, Sergey ; John, Jasmin G. ; Krasting, John P.
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; GFDL (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) ; CICSP (Cooperative Institute for Climate Science)
Description:

July 2019 saw record-breaking wildfires burning 3,600 km2 in Alaska. The GFDL Earth system model indicates a threefold increased risk of Alaska’s extreme fires during recent decades due to primarily anthropogenic ignition and secondarily climate-induced

biofuel abundance.
Keywords:

Biofuel Earth System Model Fires Earth System Model
Source:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102(1), S1-S7.
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0154.1
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Alaska
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