Two decades of fire activity over the PEEX domain: a look from space, with contribution from models and ground-based measurements ...

• Main Authors: Sogacheva, Larisa, Virtanen, Timo H., Sundström, Anu-Maija, Kolmonen, Pekka, Sofiev, Mikhail, Lappalainen, Hanna K., Arola, Antti
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified; Developmental Biology; Cancer; black carbon; Tundra
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25294991; https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Two_decades_of_fire_activity_over_the_PEEX_domain_a_look_from_space_with_contribution_from_models_and_ground-based_measurements/25294991

It has been suggested that forest fires will become more frequent/intense with changing climate, which would increase aerosol/gas emissions into the atmosphere. A better understanding of the relations between meteorological conditions, fires, and fire emissions will help estimate the climate response via forest fires. In this study, we use ERA5 meteorological products, including temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture, to explain the frequency of forest fires and the amount of radiant energy released per time unit by burning vegetation (fire radiative power, FRP). We explore the relationships between satellite-retrieved fire products and aerosol properties (aerosol optical depth, AOD), carbon monoxide (CO), formaldehyde (HCHO), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) concentrations over the PEEX domain, which covers different vegetation zones (e.g. croplands/grasslands, forest, arctic tundra) of Pan-Eurasia and China. We analyse the concentrations of black carbon and absorbing organic carbon using ground-based ...