Trends in midlatitude cyclone frequency and occurrence during fire season in the Northern Rockies: 1900-2004

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Oct 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3420707k&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 20, CiteID L20707

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Biogeosciences: Biosphere/Atmosphere Interactions (0315), Biogeosciences: Climate Dynamics (1620), Global Change: Abrupt/Rapid Climate Change (4901, 8408)

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We examined changes in the timing and frequency of major midlatitude cyclones (MLCs) during August through October for eight climate stations in the Northern Rockies from 1900-2004. As MLCs can effectively diminish fire activity through both cooler temperatures and higher humidity/precipitation, we also determined if area burned by wildfires from 1940-2004 was correlated with the timing and frequency of these events. Our results indicate that: (1) significant long-term trends in MLCs exist, as the timing of the first MLC has occurred later in the year during the past century, with a marked upward shift post-mid-1980s (2) MLC frequency has significantly declined since 1900, with a pronounced decrease also beginning in the mid-1980s (3) the relationships between the timing of the first MLC and frequency of MLCs with forest area burned are significant; and (4) mid-tropospheric ridging upstream from the Northern Rockies that blocks MLCs has become more pronounced.

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