Investigating spatiotemporal trends of large wildfires in California (1950–2020)
Sarah Ostertag
George Mason University, Geography and Geoinformation Science Department, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
Ramboll US Consulting, Inc. (Environment and Health), Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
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George Mason University, Geography and Geoinformation Science Department, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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George Mason University, Geography and Geoinformation Science Department, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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