Publications & Reports
Learn more about NW CASC-funded research in these publications.
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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.
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.
Limitations and utilisation of Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity products for assessing wildfire severity in the USA
Kolden, C. A., A. M. S. Smith, and J. T. Abatzoglou. 2015. Limitations and utilisation of Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity products for assessing wildfire severity in the USA. International Journal of Wildland Fire 24:1023.
Projected major fire and vegetation changes in the Pacific Northwest of the conterminous United States under selected CMIP5 climate futures
Sheehan, T., D. Bachelet, and K. Ferschweiler. 2015. Projected major fire and vegetation changes in the Pacific Northwest of the conterminous United States under selected CMIP5 climate futures. Ecological Modelling 317:16–29.