The Effects of the Non-Climatic Inhomogeneities in Surface Weather Station Records on Long Term Trends in Canadian Fire Weather Index System Codes.

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dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Edward
dc.contributor.authorTsinko, Yulia
dc.contributor.committeememberMartin, Yvonne
dc.contributor.committeememberYackel, John
dc.contributor.committeememberTheodor, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T17:21:23Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T17:21:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractWith a wide interest in the effects of climate change on forest fire regimes, there has been a proliferation of studies analyzing the past fire weather trends using daily surface weather stations data. However, not all studies take account of such data's inherent inconsistencies (inhomogeneities) from non-climatic influences. This study shows their influence on the linear trends in the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System (CFFWIS) codes, commonly used as a fire weather proxies worldwide. Trend significance of up to 50\% of the Canadian weather stations considered was affected if computed using the homogenized data instead of the raw inhomogeneous records. Duff Moisture Code (DMC) is the most resistant to weather record inhomogeneities, followed by the Drought Code (DC). Monthly Drought Code (MDC) is recommended as an optimal fire weather proxy for long term analysis, as monthly data homogenization produces results that are superior to daily data homogenization.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTsinko, Y. (2016). The Effects of the Non-Climatic Inhomogeneities in Surface Weather Station Records on Long Term Trends in Canadian Fire Weather Index System Codes. (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28120en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28120
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2964
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subject.classificationFire Weather Indexen_US
dc.subject.classificationfire weather trendsen_US
dc.subject.classificationforest fireen_US
dc.subject.classificationweather homogenizationen_US
dc.titleThe Effects of the Non-Climatic Inhomogeneities in Surface Weather Station Records on Long Term Trends in Canadian Fire Weather Index System Codes.
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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