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Spatial data used in the study "Characterization and Evaluation of Controls on Post-Fire Streamflow Response Across Western U.S. Watersheds".
Categories: Data;
Tags: CONUS,
Continental United States,
Forestry,
Hydrogeology,
Land Use Change, All tags...
Remote Sensing,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Water Quality,
Water Resources,
flood,
hydrology,
runoff,
streamflow,
watershed,
wildfire, Fewer tags
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The impact of wildfire on water availability is a critical issue in the western United States. Because actual evapotranspiration (ETa) constitutes the largest loss in the terrestrial water budget, it has been suggested that fire-induced ETa reduction is a primary driver of elevated post-fire discharge. Ten gaged watersheds with burns exceeding 5% of their total contributing drainage area were selected from California, Oregon, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. Continuous daily stream gage data were compiled, and 30-meter ETa estimates were calculated with the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) model. Fire-induced ETa shifts were quantified with statistical tests that compared pre and post-fire...
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