Themes

Wildfire and Water Quality: Processes, Impacts and Challenges

Impacts of wildfire on hill slope hydrology
Effects of wildfire on soil composition
Changes in sediment transport dynamics and yields
Effect of biofilms on sediment storage and nutrient transport dynamics
Changes in aquatic ecology
Changes in sediment source, transport and fate
Frameworks and methodologies to evaluate the provenance and fate of impacted sediments and associated contaminants
Developments in flocculation and sediment transport modeling
Prediction of hydrologic and sediment transport recovery trajectories
Site-scale changes and catchment-scale processes
Post-fire sedimentation and water quality impacts in reservoirs
Management actions to reduce the impact of wildfires on river ecosystems, water supply and treatment