Date of Award
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mathematical Sciences
Committee Chair/Advisor
Whitney Huang
Committee Member
Brook Russell
Committee Member
Shyam Ranganathan
Abstract
Wildfires are extreme weather events that exist at the interface of atmospheric, ecological, and human processes. Ongoing anthropogenic climate change is expected to impact the distribution, frequency, and behavior of wildfires on a grand scale, however the exact nature of this change remains shrouded in a great deal of uncertainty. This study takes a statistical approach to the question over the fire-prone Northern California region of the western United states. Climate model projections are analyzed to investigate changes in a major driver of fire weather in the region. The relationship between wildfire severity and climate factors is then explored separately, utilizing a historical data set of California wildfires and climate reanalysis data to analyze the impact of environmental factors on the burned area associated with historical wildfires.
Recommended Citation
Diaz, Adam, "A Contribution to the Statistical Analysis of Climate-Wildfire Interaction in Northern California" (2022). All Theses. 3765.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/3765