Figure 3
From: A New Method Comparing Snowmelt Timing with Annual Area Burned
Scatterplot of snowmelt date anomaly (Z-value snow coverage) and total area burned anomaly (Z-value total area burned) from 1984 to 2012. The black triangle symbolizes 1988, and years 2001 to 2012 (corresponding to MODIS period of record) are symbolized as black circles. All other years are open circles. Year 1988 is the only point in the positive-positive quadrant—the only year on record with above-average area burned following a later than average snowmelt. Years 2000 to 2012 contain all of the other above-average fire years for this period.