Title:

Atlas of digital polygon fire extents for Idaho and western Montana (2nd Edition)

Author(s):

Gibson, Carly E.; Morgan, Penelope; Wilson, Aaron M.

Publication Year:

2014

How to Cite:

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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: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0006-2

Abstract:

This coverage includes fire perimeters recorded from 1889 through 2008 in polygon coverages acquired from 12 National Forests and two National Parks as described in the Data Set Credit section. It includes 7,550 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, P.; 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, C.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. 2009. Atlas of digital polygon fire extents for Idaho and western Montana (1889-2003). 1st Edition. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2009-0006

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