Title

Using fire and erosion tools to predict wildfire risk and sediment yield

Authors

Willaim J. Elliot, USDA Forest Service
Mary E. Miller, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper/Presentation

Publication Date

8-2013

Abstract

Forests deliver a number of ecosystem services, including clean water. When forests are disturbed by wildfire, the timing and quantity of runoff can be altered, and water quality can be severely degraded. A modeling study for the 5500 km² Mokelumne River Watershed in California was conducted to determine the risk of wildfire and the associated potential sediment yield from forest hillslopes following a wildfire - and to calculate the potential reduction in sediment yield that might result from fuel reduction treatments.

Publisher's Statement

© 2013 American Geophysical Union

Publication Title

AGU Chapman Conference 2013

Recommended Citation

Elliot, W. J., & Miller, M. E. (2013). Using fire and erosion tools to predict wildfire risk and sediment yield. AGU Chapman Conference 2013.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/mtri_p/160