The biomass burning contribution to climate–carbon-cycle feedback

Temperature exerts strong controls on the incidence and severity of fire. All else equal, warming is expected to increase fire-related carbon emissions, and thereby atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub>. But the magnitude of this feedback is very poorly known. We use a single-box model of the la...

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Main Authors: S. P. Harrison, P. J. Bartlein, V. Brovkin, S. Houweling, S. Kloster, I. C. Prentice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-05-01
Series:Earth System Dynamics
Online Access:https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/9/663/2018/esd-9-663-2018.pdf