Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1097-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1097-2020
Research article
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24 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2020

Satellite hydrology observations as operational indicators of forecasted fire danger across the contiguous United States

Alireza Farahmand, E. Natasha Stavros, John T. Reager, Ali Behrangi, James T. Randerson, and Brad Quayle

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (28 Dec 2019) by Vassiliki Kotroni
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ED: Publish as is (08 Mar 2020) by Vassiliki Kotroni
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Short summary
Wildfires result in billions of dollars of losses each year. Most wildfire predictions have a 10 d lead-time. This study introduces a framework for a 1-month lead-time prediction of wildfires based on vapor pressure deficit and surface soil moisture in the US. The results show that the model can successfully predict burned area with relatively small margins of error. This is especially important for operational wildfire management such as national resource allocation.
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