B055
The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere, and Society
The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere, and Society
Session ID#: 249389
Session Description:
Anthropogenic and natural fires are an important component of the Earth system. Geographic location, fuel type, seasonality and intensity of fire largely determine the sign and magnitude of feedbacks on the Earth system. This session aims to explore interactions between fire, soil, vegetation, climate and humans from local to global scales and determine how these dynamics will change in a warming world. We encourage abstracts that explore the interplay of fires with the terrestrial biosphere and atmosphere using remote sensing, in situ observations, modeling, or an integrated approach with an emphasis on (1) the role of fires in the carbon cycle, (2) the influence of climate and humans on fire, (3) post-fire effects on hydrology, soils and ecosystems, (4) impacts of changing fire regimes and fire behavior on human health and livelihoods and ecosystem services, and (6) the changing nature of fire over millennia, and predictions for the future.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- A - Atmospheric Sciences
- GC - Global Environmental Change
- NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0468 Natural hazards [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4313 Extreme events [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener: Rebecca Scholten, University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States
Conveners: Marta Basso, University of Idaho, Department of Soil and Water Systems, Moscow, United States and Xiulin Gao, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Qian He, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Geography, Los Angeles, United States
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