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Title:

Atlas of digital polygon fire extents for Idaho and western Montana (1889-2003)

Author(s):

Gibson, Carly E.; Morgan, Penelope

Publication Year:

2009

How to Cite:

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Gibson, Carly E. and Morgan, Penelope. 2009. Atlas of digital polygon fire extents for Idaho and western Montana (1889-2003). Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0006

Abstract:

This coverage includes fire perimeters recorded in polygon coverages acquired from 12 National Forests and two National Parks as described in the Data Set Credit section. It includes 5,666 fire polygons recorded from an area covering 13,839,584 hectares that include 44% of Idaho, Montana west of the Continental Divide, and Yellowstone National Park.

Keywords:

fire; fire history; fire perimeter; fire atlas; fire extent; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; boundaries; Fire; Fire ecology; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Assessments; northern Rocky Mountain region; Idaho; western Montana; northeastern Wyoming

Related publications:

• Morgan, Penelope; Heyerdahl, Emily K.; Gibson, Carly E. 2008. Multi-season climate synchronized forest fires throughout the 20th century, northern Rockies, USA. Ecology. 89(3): 717-728. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/3068930689
• Gibson, Carly E. 2006. A northern Rocky Mountain polygon fire history: Accuracy, limitations, strengths, applications, and recommended protocol of digital fire perimeter data. M.S. Thesis. Moscow, ID: University of Idaho. 35 p.; Available through full data publication download.
• Gibson, Carly E.; Morgan, Penelope; Wilson, Aaron M. 2014. Atlas of digital polygon fire extents for Idaho and western Montana. 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0006-2

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