The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming
We report measurements and analysis of a boreal forest fire, integrating the effects of greenhouse gases, aerosols, black carbon deposition on snow and sea ice, and postfire changes in surface albedo. The net effect of all agents was to increase radiative forcing during the first year (34 ± 31 Watts...
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ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:51883 2023-05-15T18:18:04+02:00 The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming Randerson, J. T. Liu, H. Flanner, M. G. Chambers, S. D. Jin, Y. Hess, P. G. Pfister, G. Mack, M. C. Treseder, K. K. Welp, L. R. Chapin, F. S. Harden, J. W. Goulden, M. L. Lyons, E. Neff, J. C. Schuur, E. A. G. Zender, C. S. 2006-11-17 application/pdf https://authors.library.caltech.edu/51883/ https://authors.library.caltech.edu/51883/7/Randerson.SOM.pdf https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20141118-090640921 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science https://authors.library.caltech.edu/51883/7/Randerson.SOM.pdf Randerson, J. T. and Liu, H. and Flanner, M. G. and Chambers, S. D. and Jin, Y. and Hess, P. G. and Pfister, G. and Mack, M. C. and Treseder, K. K. and Welp, L. R. and Chapin, F. S. and Harden, J. W. and Goulden, M. L. and Lyons, E. and Neff, J. C. and Schuur, E. A. G. and Zender, C. S. (2006) The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming. Science, 314 (5802). pp. 1130-1132. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.1132075. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20141118-090640921 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20141118-090640921> other Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1132075 2021-11-11T19:01:07Z We report measurements and analysis of a boreal forest fire, integrating the effects of greenhouse gases, aerosols, black carbon deposition on snow and sea ice, and postfire changes in surface albedo. The net effect of all agents was to increase radiative forcing during the first year (34 ± 31 Watts per square meter of burned area), but to decrease radiative forcing when averaged over an 80-year fire cycle (–2.3 ± 2.2 Watts per square meter) because multidecadal increases in surface albedo had a larger impact than fire-emitted greenhouse gases. This result implies that future increases in boreal fire may not accelerate climate warming. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Science 314 5802 1130 1132 |
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We report measurements and analysis of a boreal forest fire, integrating the effects of greenhouse gases, aerosols, black carbon deposition on snow and sea ice, and postfire changes in surface albedo. The net effect of all agents was to increase radiative forcing during the first year (34 ± 31 Watts per square meter of burned area), but to decrease radiative forcing when averaged over an 80-year fire cycle (–2.3 ± 2.2 Watts per square meter) because multidecadal increases in surface albedo had a larger impact than fire-emitted greenhouse gases. This result implies that future increases in boreal fire may not accelerate climate warming. |
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Randerson, J. T. Liu, H. Flanner, M. G. Chambers, S. D. Jin, Y. Hess, P. G. Pfister, G. Mack, M. C. Treseder, K. K. Welp, L. R. Chapin, F. S. Harden, J. W. Goulden, M. L. Lyons, E. Neff, J. C. Schuur, E. A. G. Zender, C. S. |
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Randerson, J. T. Liu, H. Flanner, M. G. Chambers, S. D. Jin, Y. Hess, P. G. Pfister, G. Mack, M. C. Treseder, K. K. Welp, L. R. Chapin, F. S. Harden, J. W. Goulden, M. L. Lyons, E. Neff, J. C. Schuur, E. A. G. Zender, C. S. The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming |
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Randerson, J. T. Liu, H. Flanner, M. G. Chambers, S. D. Jin, Y. Hess, P. G. Pfister, G. Mack, M. C. Treseder, K. K. Welp, L. R. Chapin, F. S. Harden, J. W. Goulden, M. L. Lyons, E. Neff, J. C. Schuur, E. A. G. Zender, C. S. |
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The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming |
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The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming |
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https://authors.library.caltech.edu/51883/7/Randerson.SOM.pdf Randerson, J. T. and Liu, H. and Flanner, M. G. and Chambers, S. D. and Jin, Y. and Hess, P. G. and Pfister, G. and Mack, M. C. and Treseder, K. K. and Welp, L. R. and Chapin, F. S. and Harden, J. W. and Goulden, M. L. and Lyons, E. and Neff, J. C. and Schuur, E. A. G. and Zender, C. S. (2006) The Impact of Boreal Forest Fire on Climate Warming. Science, 314 (5802). pp. 1130-1132. ISSN 0036-8075. doi:10.1126/science.1132075. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20141118-090640921 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20141118-090640921> |
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