THE LOCATION OF LIGHTNING-CAUSED WILDLAND FIRES, NORTHERN IDAHO
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Physical Geography
- Vol. 5 (3) , 240-252
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.1984.10642256
Abstract
Elevation, timber type, size and density of stand, position on slope, and slope aspect were assessed as to their effects upon the location of 2088 lightning-caused forest fires in a 1.4 million-hectare tract of northern Idaho. χ2 analysis revealed that relative fire frequency was greatest between 1050 and 1650 m on the upper 1/3 of those slopes which lie perpendicular to dominant storm tracks and which are covered with Hemlock, Alpine Fir and Spruce.Keywords
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