Lightning Fires in Southwestern Forests
Barrows JS. 1978. Lightning Fires in Southwestern Forests. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
This report presents a summary of research aimed at gaining an in-depth understanding of the nature and magnitude of Southwestern lightning fires. The research focuses on lightning fire factors related to the development of policies and programs for overall management of forest and range resources. Information is presented for evaluation of both ecological and societal aspects of lightning fires. The main data base is some 28,000 individual fire reports from national forests and general fire summaries of more than 48,000 fires in Arizona and New Mexico The research also analyzes lightning fires in national forest wilderness and primative areas and wilderness study areas.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Barrows, Jack
- Date of Issue
- 1978-05
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
- Units
- BAND , GRCA , VALL
- Keywords
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, CarsonNational Forest, CibolaNational Forest, Coconino National Forest, Coronado National Forest, fire ecology, fire management, Gila National Forest, Kaibab National Forest, lightning, Lincoln National Forest, PrescottNational Forest, Santa Fe National Forest, Southwest, Tonto National Forest