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Augmentation of WRF-Hydro to simulate overland-flow- and streamflow-generated debris flow susceptibility in burn scars. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 2022;22:2317–2345.
Li et al_2022_NatHazards_Augmentation of WRF Hydro to simulate debris flow susceptibility in burn scars.pdf (1.36 MB)

Comparing Geography and Severity of Managed Wildfires in California and the Southwest USA before and after the Implementation of the 2009 Policy Guidance. Forests. 2022;13(793).
Iniguez et al_2022_Comparing geography and severity of managed wildfires in CA and SW USA before and after 2009 policy guidance.pdf (1.64 MB)

Effectiveness of fitness training and psychosocial education intervention programs in wildland firefighting: a cluster randomised control trial. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2022;31:799-815.
Leduc et al_2022_IJWF_Effectiveness of fitness traning and phychosocial education intervention in wildland firefighters.pdf (1.14 MB)
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Merging prescribed fires and timber harvests in the Sierra Nevada: Burn season and pruning influences in young mixed conifer stands. Trees, Forests and People. 2022;9.
1-s2.0-S2666719322001169-main.pdf (2.58 MB)
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Network of low-cost air quality sensors for monitoring indoor, outdoor, and personal PM (2.5) exposure in Seattle during the 2020 wildfire season. Atmospheric Environment. 2022;285. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231022003090?dgcid=raven_sd_recommender_email.
Network of low-cost air quality sensors for monitoring indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2.5 exposure in Seattle during the 2020 wildfire season.pdf (2.79 MB)

Plant-water sensitivity regulates wildfire vulnerability. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2022;Online.
Rao et al_2022_Plant-water_sensitivity_regulates_wildfire_vulnerability.pdf (2.41 MB)
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Re-Envisioning Wildland Fire Governance: Addressing the Transboundary, Uncertain, and Contested Aspects of Wildfire. Fire. 2022;5(49).
Miller et al 2022_Re-Envisioning_Wildland_Fire_Governance_Addressing.pdf (1.96 MB)

Wildfire loss of forest soil C and N: Do pre-fire treatments make a difference?. Science of The Total Environment. 2022;854.
Zhang et al_2022_Science Total Env_Wildfire loss of forest soil C and N_Do prefire treatments make a difference.pdf (2.1 MB)
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Consequential lightning-caused wildfires and the “let burn” narrative. Fire Ecology. 2023;19(50). Available at: https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-023-00208-0.
s42408-023-00208-0.pdf (3.4 MB)

Dry Live Fuels Increase the Likelihood of Lightning-Caused Fires. Geophysical Research Letters. 2023;50.
Geophysical Research Letters - 2023 - Rao.pdf (1.08 MB)

Metrics and Considerations for Evaluating How Forest Treatments Alter Wildfire Behavior and Effects. Journal of Forestry. 2023:1-18.
Metrics and considerations for eval forest treatments.pdf (1.47 MB)

Prescribed Burns as a Tool to Mitigate Future Wildfire Smoke Exposure: Lessons for States and Rural Environmental Justice Communities. Earth's Future. 2023;11(6).
Earth s Future - 2023 - Kelp - Prescribed Burns as a Tool to Mitigate Future Wildfire Smoke Exposure Lessons for States.pdf (1.86 MB)

Projecting live fuel moisture content via deep learning. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 2023.
Projecting live fuel moisture content via deep learning.pdf (7.28 MB)
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Quantifying burned area of wildfires in the western United States from polar-orbiting and geostationary satellite active-fire detections. International Journal of Wildland Fire . 2023.
Quantifying burned area of wildfires in the western United States from polar-orbiting and geostationary satellite active-fire detections .pdf (2.67 MB)
