Wind speed and relative humidity influence spatial patterns of burn severity in boreal forests of northeastern China

Zhiwei Wu; Hong S. He; Lei Fang; Yu Liang; Russell A. Parsons

doi:10.1007/s13595-018-0749-z

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Wind speed and relative humidity influence spatial patterns of burn severity in boreal forests of northeastern China

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Authors:

Zhiwei Wu, Hong S. He, Lei Fang, Yu Liang, Russell A. Parsons

Year:

2018

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0749-z

Source:

Annals of Forest Science. 75(3): 66.

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Abstract

We investigated relationships between the spatial patterns of burn severity in Chinese boreal forests and weather parameters. Patch size, shape and arrangement differed between high-severity and low/moderate-severity patches.Wind speed and relative humidity were dominant weather parameters of spatial variation in burn severity. Patch size negatively correlated with relative humidity; patch complexity and aggregation positively correlated with wind speed.

Keywords

fire patch, fire size, landscape pattern metric, fire severity, boreal forest

Citation

Wu, Zhiwei; He, Hong S.; Fang, Lei; Liang, Yu; Parsons, Russell A. 2018. Wind speed and relative humidity influence spatial patterns of burn severity in boreal forests of northeastern China. Annals of Forest Science. 75(3): 66.