B012
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#: 160307
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 links between fire, vegetation, climate, air quality, and humans from the local to the global scale and determines how these interactions will change in a warming world. We encourage abstracts that explore the interactions of fires with the terrestrial biosphere and atmosphere using remote sensing, in situ observations, modeling, or an integrated approach with an emphasis on (1) impacts of fire on weather and climate, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality, (2) the role of fires in the carbon cycle and ecosystem functioning, (3) the influence of humans on fire (and vice versa), and (4) the changing nature of fire over millennia, and predictions for the future.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- CGU: Canadian Geophysical Union -
- EGU: European Geosciences Union -
- ESA: Ecological Society of America -
Index Terms:
0428 Carbon cycling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0468 Natural hazards [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
1605 Abrupt/rapid climate change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE]
Primary Convener: Anna Talucci, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, United States
Conveners: Catherine M Dieleman, University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, ON, Canada, Jessica L McCarty, Geospatial Analysis Center, Department of Geography, Miami University, Oxford, United States and Mika Tosca, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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