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Earth Institute at Columbia University , Columbia University , American Museum of Natural History

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Recognitions and Responsibilities

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Date: 06-2014

DOI: 10.1086/676298

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Enhancing the relevance of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability research

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Date: 18-09-2013

DOI: 10.1007/S10584-013-0931-0

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The relationship between the monsoonal summer rain and dry-season fire activity of northern Australia

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Date: 2008

DOI: 10.1071/WF06160

Abstract: Fire is an essential element of the northern Australian ecosystems with extensive areas burnt each year. The basic climate condition of high rainfall during the summer monsoon, followed by an extended warm dry winter, along with highly combustible vegetation (much of which grows rapidly during summer and senesces during winter), creates a highly flammable environment. These vegetation conditions change under various naturally occurring climate oscillations such as El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The present paper investigates the link between burnt areas of northern Australia, rainfall, the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and sea surface temperatures (SST) for a 9-year period (1997–2005). The burnt area distribution is compared with the strength and timing of the monthly averaged rainfall, SOI and SST. Results indicate a strong relationship between antecedent rainfall and ENSO indices with area burnt. This is especially strong between the burnt areas of June–October and the preceding rainfall of November–March (r = 0.90), the SOI of November–February (r = 0.78) and the SST of June–August (r = –0.64). The results from the present study reveal the ability to forecast annual burnt areas and present some of the dynamics of the climate–fire interactions and their value for management systems.

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University Of California, Berkeley

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Earth Institute At Columbia University

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Earth Institute, Columbia University

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Harvard College

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Columbia University

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American Museum Of Natural History

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University Of California Davis

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Publications

Recognitions and Responsibilities

Enhancing the relevance of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways for climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability research

The relationship between the monsoonal summer rain and dry-season fire activity of northern Australia

Related Organisations

University Of California, Berkeley

Earth Institute At Columbia University

Earth Institute, Columbia University

Harvard College

Columbia University

American Museum Of Natural History

University Of California Davis

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