Evaluating the Alaska Blocking Index as an indicator of wildfire potential in Alaska's central eastern interior

• Published in: International Journal of Climatology
• Main Authors: Ballinger, Thomas J., Lader, Rick T., Bieniek, Peter A., Strader, Heidi, Ziel, Robert, Bhatt, Uma S., Borries‐Strigle, Cecilia, Hostler, Joshua, Stevens, Eric, Waigl, Christine F., York, Alison
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Duff; Yukon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.8450; https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.8450

Abstract Increased Arctic air temperatures and evaporative fluxes have coincided with more frequent and destructive high‐latitude wildfires. Arctic fires impact ecosystems and people, especially at the community‐level by degrading air quality, destroying agriculture, and threatening life and propert...