Land and Atmosphere Precursors to Fuel Loading, Wildfire Ignition and Post‐Fire Recovery

Land and Atmosphere Precursors to Fuel Loading, Wildfire Ignition and Post‐Fire Recovery Alizadeh, Mohammad Reza; Adamowski, Jan; Entekhabi, Dara Land surface‐atmosphere coupling and soil moisture memory are shown to combine into a distinct temporal pattern for wildfire incidents across the western United States. We investigate the dynamic interplay of observed soil moisture, vegetation water content, and atmospheric dryness in relation to fuel loading, fire ignition and post‐fire recovery. We f