Fractal properties of forest fires in Amazonia as a basis for modelling pan-tropical burnt area

Current methods for modelling burnt area in dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) involve complex fire spread calculations, which rely on many inputs, including fuel characteristics, wind speed and countless parameters. They are therefore susceptible to large uncertainties through error propagati...

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Main Authors: I. N. Fletcher, L. E. O. C. Aragão, A. Lima, Y. Shimabukuro, P. Friedlingstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/1449/2014/bg-11-1449-2014.pdf