Journal article
Fire in the Earth System: Introduction to the Special Collection
Journal of geophysical research. Earth surface, Vol.128(4)
04/2023
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Abstract
Fire has always been an important component of many ecosystems, but anthropogenic global climate change is now altering fire regimes over much of Earth's land surface, spurring a more urgent need to understand the physical, biological, and chemical processes associated with fire as well as its effects on human societies. In 2020, AGU launched a Special Collection that spanned 10 journals, soliciting papers under the theme "Fire in the Earth System" to encourage state-of-the-art publications in fire-related science. The completed Special Collection comprises more than 100 papers. Here, we summarize the articles published in this collection, considering them to be grouped into seven themes: paleofire and its ties to climate; evolution of fire patterns in the recent past and the future, including the effects of ongoing climate change; physical (atmospheric) and chemical processes associated with fire; ecosystem effects, including on biogeochemical cycles; physical landscape change after fire and its associated hazards; fire effects on water quality, air quality, and human health; and new methods and technologies applied to fire research.
Details
- Title
- Fire in the Earth System: Introduction to the Special Collection
- Creators
- Amy East - American Geophysical UnionAmir AghaKouchak - Irvine UniversityGraziella Caprarelli - University of Southern QueenslandGabriel Filippelli - Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisFabio Florindo - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e VulcanologiaCharles Luce - Rocky Mountain Research StationHarihar Rajaram - Johns Hopkins UniversityLynn Russell - Scripps Institution of OceanographyCristina Santin - Universidad de OviedoIsaac Santos - University of Gothenburg
- Publication Details
- Journal of geophysical research. Earth surface, Vol.128(4)
- Publisher
- Amer Geophysical Union
- Number of pages
- 13
- Identifiers
- 991013108412602368
- Copyright
- © 2023. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article