Large forest fires in Canada, 1959-1997
A Large Fire Database (LFDB), which includes information on fire location, start date, final size, cause, and suppression action, has been developed for all fires larger than 200 ha in area for Canada for the 1959-1997 period. The LFDB represents only 3.1% of the total number of Canadian fires durin...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:9b063bc9-0747-4ffb-819f-5dbb067e8efc 2023-05-15T18:30:36+02:00 Large forest fires in Canada, 1959-1997 Todd, J.B. Bosch, E.M. Logan, K.A. Mason, J.A. Skinner, W.R. Hirsch, K.G. Martell, D.L. Wotton, B.M. Flannigan, M.D. Stocks, B.J. Amiro, B.D. 2002 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9b063bc9-0747-4ffb-819f-5dbb067e8efc https://doi.org/10.7939/R3CF9J70X English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9b063bc9-0747-4ffb-819f-5dbb067e8efc doi:10.7939/R3CF9J70X © 2002 American Geophysical Union. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited. Area Management Boreal forests Wildfires Climate change Carbon Article (Published) 2002 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R3CF9J70X 2022-08-22T20:12:35Z A Large Fire Database (LFDB), which includes information on fire location, start date, final size, cause, and suppression action, has been developed for all fires larger than 200 ha in area for Canada for the 1959-1997 period. The LFDB represents only 3.1% of the total number of Canadian fires during this period, the remaining 96.9% of fires being suppressed while <200 ha in size, yet accounts for similar to 97% of the total area burned, allowing a spatial and temporal analysis of recent Canadian landscape-scale fire impacts. On average similar to 2 million ha burned annually in these large fires, although more than 7 million ha burned in some years. Ecozones in the boreal and taiga regions experienced the greatest areas burned, with an average of 0.7% of the forested land burning annually. Lightning fires predominate in northern Canada, accounting for 80% of the total LFDB area burned. Large fires, although small in number, contribute substantially to area burned, most particularly in the boreal and taiga regions. The Canadian fire season runs from late April through August, with most of the area burned occurring in June and July due primarily to lightning fire activity in northern Canada. Close to 50% of the area burned in Canada is the result of fires that are not actioned due to their remote location, low values-at-risk, and efforts to accommodate the natural role of fire in these ecosystems. The LFDB is updated annually and is being expanded back in time to permit a more thorough analysis of long-term trends in Canadian fire activity. Other/Unknown Material taiga University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Canada |
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A Large Fire Database (LFDB), which includes information on fire location, start date, final size, cause, and suppression action, has been developed for all fires larger than 200 ha in area for Canada for the 1959-1997 period. The LFDB represents only 3.1% of the total number of Canadian fires during this period, the remaining 96.9% of fires being suppressed while <200 ha in size, yet accounts for similar to 97% of the total area burned, allowing a spatial and temporal analysis of recent Canadian landscape-scale fire impacts. On average similar to 2 million ha burned annually in these large fires, although more than 7 million ha burned in some years. Ecozones in the boreal and taiga regions experienced the greatest areas burned, with an average of 0.7% of the forested land burning annually. Lightning fires predominate in northern Canada, accounting for 80% of the total LFDB area burned. Large fires, although small in number, contribute substantially to area burned, most particularly in the boreal and taiga regions. The Canadian fire season runs from late April through August, with most of the area burned occurring in June and July due primarily to lightning fire activity in northern Canada. Close to 50% of the area burned in Canada is the result of fires that are not actioned due to their remote location, low values-at-risk, and efforts to accommodate the natural role of fire in these ecosystems. The LFDB is updated annually and is being expanded back in time to permit a more thorough analysis of long-term trends in Canadian fire activity. |
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Todd, J.B. Bosch, E.M. Logan, K.A. Mason, J.A. Skinner, W.R. Hirsch, K.G. Martell, D.L. Wotton, B.M. Flannigan, M.D. Stocks, B.J. Amiro, B.D. |
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