Fig. 5: Maps of projected change in 1000-h dead fuel moisture across the WUS, 2021–2060 vs. 1981–2020. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 5: Maps of projected change in 1000-h dead fuel moisture across the WUS, 2021–2060 vs. 1981–2020.

From: Climate change is narrowing and shifting prescribed fire windows in western United States

Fig. 5: Maps of projected change in 1000-h dead fuel moisture across the WUS, 2021–2060 vs. 1981–2020.

Maps depicting the projected change in 1000-h dead fuel moisture across the western United States (WUS) on an annual (a) and seasonal (b–e) basis. The change is calculated as an 18-model average difference between 2021–2060 and the 1981–2020 period on a “moderate warming” (RCP4.5) trajectory using meteorological data from the downscaled CMIP5 climate model ensemble (MACA) dataset (1981–2060). Note: these values are only relevant in places where heavy dead and down fuels actually exist locally.

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