Wildfires and thunderstorms on Alaska's north slopes
By: by Richard J. Barney and Albert L. Comiskey.
Contributors: Comiskey, Albert L.
Series: USDA Forest Service research note PNW -- 212.
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture Institute of Northern Forestry, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station Forest Service
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Juneau
Language: eng
Subjects: Forest fires -- Alaska.; Thunderstorms -- Alaska.; Lightning -- Alaska.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 7-8).
Table of contents: value: Existing records show that five wildfires burned more than 1 600 hectares of tundra on Alaska's Arctic slope. Environmental conditions suitable for lightning, ignition and burning occurred more frequently than previously recognized.