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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-157-2018
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Research article
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11 Jan 2018
Research article |
| 11 Jan 2018
| 11 Jan 2018
Hydrometeorological conditions preceding wildfire, and the subsequent burning of a fen watershed in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
Dan K. Thompson
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry
Centre, 5320 122 Street Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3S5, Canada
James H. Sherwood
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
Jonathan S. Price
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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The infrequent coinciding of several hydrometeorological conditions common to the Western Boreal Plain, including low autumn soil moisture, modest snowpack, lack of spring precipitation, and high spring air temperatures and winds, ultimately led to the widespread Horse river fire in May of 2016. Monitoring antecedent soil moisture would aid management strategies in producing of more accurate overwintered Drought Code calculations, providing early warning signals ahead of spring wildfire seasons.
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