Abstract In coniferous western forests, recent widespread tree mortality provided
opportunities to test the long-held theory that forest cover loss increases water yield. We …

Wildfires are a growing concern to society and the environment in many parts of the world.
Within the United States, the land area burned by wildfires has steadily increased over the …

Forests are substantially influenced by disturbances, and therefore accurate information
about the location, timing, and magnitude of disturbances is important for understanding …

The critical zone (CZ), the dynamic living skin of the Earth, extends from the top of the
vegetative canopy through the soil and down to fresh bedrock and the bottom of the …

Wildfire area has been increasing in most ecoregions across the western United States,
including snow-dominated regions. These fires modify snow accumulation, ablation, and …

Snowmelt from forested, mountainous environments in the western United States is a critical
regional water resource for streamflow and ecological productivity. These landscapes are …

Elevated wildfire activity in many regions in recent decades has increased concerns about
the short‐and long‐term effects on water quantity, quality, and aquatic ecosystem health …

Snow accumulation and melt patterns play a significant role in the water, energy, carbon,
and nutrient cycles in the montane environments of the Western United States. Recent …

The retrieval of detailed, co‐located snow depth and canopy cover information from airborne
lidar has advanced our understanding of links between forest snow distribution and canopy …

Recent bark beetle epidemics have caused regional‐scale tree mortality in many snowmelt‐
dominated headwater catchments of western North America. Initial expectations of …