A. L. Westerling

University of California, Merced — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Fire effects on ecosystems(83), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics(27), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(17), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics(15), Landslides and related hazards(12)

Publications109 total

JWST and Ground-based Observations of the Type Iax Supernovae SN 2024pxl and SN 2024vjm: Evidence for Weak Deflagration Explosions
ArXiv.org·2025Open Access
Photometry and Spectroscopy of SN 2024pxl: A Luminosity Link Among Type Iax Supernovae
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Bioregional‐scale acoustic monitoring can support fire‐prone forest restoration planning
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: Photo-ionization of Dense, Close-in Circumstellar Material in a Nearby Type II Supernova
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Perceptions of wildfire management practices in a California wildland-urban interface
Environmental Advances·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Perceptions of Wildfire Management Practices in a California Wildland-Urban Interface
SSRN Electronic Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfire burn severity and biomass burning-induced emissions in California
Environmental Research Letters·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Simulating burn severity maps at 30 meters in two forested regions in California
Environmental Research Letters·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Counteracting wildfire misinformation
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2022· 38 cited
Wildfire burn severity and emissions inventory: an example implementation over California
Environmental Research Letters·2022· 29 citedOpen Access
Forest restoration limits megafires and supports species conservation under climate change
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2021· 62 cited
The magnitude, direction, and tempo of forest change in Greater Yellowstone in a warmer world with more fire
Ecological Monographs·2021· 62 cited
Widespread regeneration failure in forests of Greater Yellowstone under scenarios of future climate and fire
Global Change Biology·2021· 75 citedOpen Access
Undesirable outcomes in seasonally dry forests
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2021· 2 cited
Increasing Synchronous Fire Danger in Forests of the Western United States
Geophysical Research Letters·2020· 123 citedOpen Access
Abrupt changes in subalpine forest landscapes in a warmer world with more fire
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts·2020
Spotted owls and forest fire: Comment
Ecosphere·2020· 20 citedOpen Access
Fire and climate change: conserving seasonally dry forests is still possible
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2020· 167 cited
Addendum: Discrepancy in scientific authority and media visibility of climate change scientists and contrarians
Nature Communications·2020· 4 citedOpen Access
Wildfire PM 2.5 emissions and respiratory health outcomes in California
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts·2019
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Frequent Co-authors

Matthew D. Hurteau(9), Monica G. Turner(6), Benjamin P. Bryant(6), Haiganoush K. Preisler(6), Daniel R. Cayan(5), Thomas W. Swetnam(5), Dominick V. Spracklen(4), Shuang Liang(4), Hugo G. Hidalgo(3), Alexander Gershunov(3), Timothy J. Brown(3), Thomas P. Holmes(3), M. Zachariah Peery(3), Dan Jaffe(3), Christine Wiedinmyer(3), A. Keyser(3), Winslow D. Hansen(3), Gavin M. Jones(3), Wayne J. Baldwin(3), William H. Romme(2)