Forest vulnerability to fire in the northern Rocky Mountains under climate change

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dc.contributor.authorVicenza, Sarah Dalla
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorByrne, James M.
dc.contributor.supervisorLetts, Matthew G.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-16T21:07:55Z
dc.date.available2014-05-16T21:07:55Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxiii, 130 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractForest fires are an increasing concern under climate change. Substantially increased fire vulnerability could become a reality for many areas, including the Rocky Mountains. Forest fire hazard was examined in the upper North Saskatchewan and St. Mary watersheds for the period of 1960 to 2100. Ensemble climate scenarios were chosen to represent a wide range of possible future climates. The GENGRID meteorological model and the Canadian Forest Fire Weather index System were combined to assess possible changes in forest fire hazard in the Rocky Mountains. A wind model was developed to estimate daily wind speed variation with elevation. It was found that under most climate scenarios, fire hazard is predicted to increase. If future temperatures are warm, as expected, it could offset future precipitation increases, resulting in greater severity of fire weather and an in increase the number of days per year with high fire hazard.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3422
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquestyesNoen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectForest fires -- Rocky Mountainsen_US
dc.subjectForests and forestry -- Rocky Mountainsen_US
dc.subjectClimatic changes -- Rocky Mountainsen_US
dc.subjectRocky Mountains -- Climateen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleForest vulnerability to fire in the northern Rocky Mountains under climate changeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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