Wildfire smoke conditions: interior Alaska.

Richard J. Barney; Erwin R. Berglund

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Wildfire smoke conditions: interior Alaska.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard J. Barney, Erwin R. Berglund

Year:

1974

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-178. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 18 p

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Abstract

Records of 21 stations were analyzed for the occurrence, persistence, and related visibility resulting from summertime wildfire smoke and haze in interior Alaska. Maximum probability of smoke occurrence for any station and month was 8.7 percent in July for Bettles. Seasonal occurrence of smoke was greatest for Tanana—3.3 percent. Smoke persistence and visibility reduction were not found to the extent previously assumed.

Keywords

fire, wildfire, smoke, Alaska

Citation

Barney, Richard J.; Berglund, Erwin R. 1974. Wildfire smoke conditions: interior Alaska. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-178. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 18 p