mtfires: Montana Fires

mtfiresR Documentation

Montana Fires

Description

This data frame contains information about yearly wildfires in Montana from 1985 to 2007. Each year constitutes one observation in these data so there are 23 rows (one for each year).

Usage

mtfires

Format

A data frame with 23 rows and 3 columns:

Year

year of data

Temperature

average daily high temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit

Hectares

total area burned by wildfires. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters.

Source

Gude, P.H., Cookson, A.J., Greenwood, M.C., and Haggerty, M. (2009) Homes in Wildfire-Prone Areas:An Empirical Analysis of Wildfire Suppression Costs and Climate Change.


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