Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds
Sankey, J. B., J. Kreitler, T. J. Hawbaker, J. L. McVay, M. E. Miller, E. R. Mueller, N. M. Vaillant, S. E. Lowe, and T. T. Sankey. 2017. Climate, wildfire, and erosion ensemble foretells more sediment in western USA watersheds. Geophysical Research Letters 44:8884–8892.
Climatic influences on interannual variability in regional burn severity across western US forests
Abatzoglou, J. T., C. A. Kolden, A. P. Williams, J. A. Lutz, and A. M. S. Smith. 2017. Climatic influences on interannual variability in regional burn severity across western US forests. International Journal of Wildland Fire 26:269.
Effects of climate change on snowpack and fire potential in the western USA
Gergel, D. R., B. Nijssen, J. T. Abatzoglou, D. P. Lettenmaier, and M. R. Stumbaugh. 2017. Effects of climate change on snowpack and fire potential in the western USA. Climatic Change 141:287–299.
Fire effects on historical wildfire refugia in contemporary wildfires
Kolden, C., T. Bleeker, A. Smith, H. Poulos, and A. Camp. 2017. Fire effects on historical wildfire refugia in contemporary wildfires. Forests 8:400.
Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest
McCarley, T. R., C. A. Kolden, N. M. Vaillant, A. T. Hudak, A. M. S. Smith, and J. Kreitler. 2017. Landscape-scale quantification of fire-induced change in canopy cover following mountain pine beetle outbreak and timber harvest. Forest Ecology and Management 391:164–175.
Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure
McCarley, T. R., C. A. Kolden, N. M. Vaillant, A. T. Hudak, A. M. S. Smith, B. M. Wing, B. S. Kellogg, and J. Kreitler. 2017. Multi-temporal LiDAR and Landsat quantification of fire-induced changes to forest structure. Remote Sensing of Environment 191:419–432.
Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs
Pelley, J. 2017. Post-fire erosion could clog reservoirs. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15:480–485.
Tree mortality from fires, bark beetles, and timber harvest during a hot and dry decade in the western United States (2003–2012)
Berner, L. T., B. E. Law, A. J. H. Meddens, and J. A. Hicke. 2017. Tree mortality from fires, bark beetles, and timber harvest during a hot and dry decade in the western United States (2003–2012). Environmental Research Letters 12:065005.
Detecting unburned areas within wildfire perimeters using Landsat and ancillary data across the northwestern United States
Meddens, A. J. H., C. A. Kolden, and J. A. Lutz. 2016. Detecting unburned areas within wildfire perimeters using Landsat and ancillary data across the northwestern United States. Remote Sensing of Environment 186:275–285.
Climate contributors to forest mosaics: ecological persistence following wildfire
Kolden, C. A., J. T. Abatzoglou, J. A. Lutz, C. A. Cansler, J. T. Kane, J. W. V. Wagtendonk, and C. H. Key. 2015. Climate contributors to forest mosaics: ecological persistence following wildfire. Northwest Science 89:219–238.