Causes and Implications of Extreme Atmospheric Moisture Demand during the Record-Breaking 2011 Wildfire Season in the Southwestern United States*

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

• Publication date

  2014-12-10

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0053.1
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