| Session 4 | 
|  | Climate Analysis: Continued | 
|  | Organizer: Beth L. Hall, DRI, Reno, NV 
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|  | 10:10 AM | 4.6 | The Potential for Smoke to Ventilate from Wildland Fires in the United States   Sue A. Ferguson, USDA Forest Service, Seattle, WA; and S. McKay, D. Nagel, T. Piepho, M. Rorig, and C. Anderson
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|  | 10:30 AM | 4.7 | Climatological and Meteorological Causes and Effects of the 1999 and 2000 Wildfire Seasons in the Western Great Basin Robert P. Nester, NOAA/NWS, Missoula, MT
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|  | 10:50 AM | 4.8 | Atmospheric forcing of severe wildfire years in the American Northwest Ze'ev Gedalof, JISAO/Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. L. Peterson
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|  | 11:10 AM | 4.9 | Spatial patterns of fuels and fire behavior at the “La Malinche” National Park in Central Mexico Lourdes Villers-Ruiz, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, México City, Mexico; and E. C. Alvarado and J. López-Blanco
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|  | 11:30 AM | 4.10 | Facilitating use of climate information for wildfire decision-making in the U.S. Southwest Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. J. Morehouse
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|  | 11:50 AM |  | Conference Luncheon (Speaker: John Deeming, Wildland Fire Management Consultant; Title: What IS the Problem?) 
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