Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes

A.L. Daniau; P.J. Bartlein; S.P. Harrison; I.C. Prentice; Scott Brewer; Pierre Friedlingstein; T. Harrison-Prentice; J. Inoue; K. Izumi; J.R. Marlon; S. Mooney; Mitchell James Power; J. Stevenson; W. Tinner; M. Andric; J. Atanassova; H. Behling; M. Black; O. Blarquez; K.J. Brown; Christopher Carcaillet; E.A. Colhoun; D. Colombaroli; B.A.S. Davis; D. d'Costa; J. Dodson; L. Dupont; Zewdu Eshetu; D.G. Gavin; Aurélie Genries; Simon Haberle; D.J. Hallett; G. Hope; S.P. Horn; T.G. Kassa; F. Katamura; L.M. Kennedy; P. Kershaw; S. Krivonogov; C. Long; D. Magri; E. Marinova; G.M. Mckenzie; P.I. Moreno; P. Moss; F.H. Neumann; E. Norström; C. Paitre; D. Rius; N. Roberts; G.S. Robinson; N. Sasaki; L. Scott; H. Takahara; Valery T. Terwilliger; Florian Thevenon; R. Turner; V.G. Valsecchi; Boris Vannière; M. Walsh; N. Williams; Y. Zhang

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Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes

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Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes

A.L. Daniau, P.J. Bartlein, S.P. Harrison, I.C. Prentice, Scott Brewer, Pierre Friedlingstein, T. Harrison-Prentice, J. Inoue, K. Izumi, J.R. Marlon, …

Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol.26(GB4007)

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GB004249

Abstract

temperature changes

Holocene

biomass burning

climate controls on fire

deglaciation

sedimentary charcoal records

temperature changes.

Climate is an important control on biomass burning, but the sensitivity of fire to changes in temperature and moisture balance has not been quantified. We analyze sedimentary charcoal records to show that the changes in fire regime over the past 21,000 yrs are predictable from changes in regional climates. Analyses of paleo- fire data show that fire increases monotonically with changes in temperature and peaks at intermediate moisture levels, and that temperature is quantitatively the most important driver of changes in biomass burning over the past 21,000 yrs. Given that a similar relationship between climate drivers and fire emerges from analyses of the interannual variability in biomass burning shown by remote-sensing observations of month-by-month burnt area between 1996 and 2008, our results signal a serious cause for concern in the face of continuing global warming.

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Title: Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes
Creators - without role: A.L. Daniau - University of Bristol
P.J. Bartlein - University of Oregon
S.P. Harrison - University of Bristol
I.C. Prentice - Macquarie University
Scott Brewer - Botany Department
Pierre Friedlingstein - Centre de Gestion Scientifique
T. Harrison-Prentice - Devon History Society
J. Inoue - Osaka City University
K. Izumi - University of Oregon
J.R. Marlon - University of Wisconsin–Madison
S. Mooney - UNSW Sydney
Mitchell James Power - American Museum of Natural History
J. Stevenson - Australian National University
W. Tinner - University of Bern
M. Andric - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
J. Atanassova - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
H. Behling - University of Göttingen
M. Black - UNSW Sydney
O. Blarquez - Université de Montpellier
K.J. Brown - Canadian Forest Service
Christopher Carcaillet - Université de Montpellier
E.A. Colhoun - University of Newcastle Australia
D. Colombaroli - University of Bern
B.A.S. Davis - Institute of Environment, Science and Technology
D. d'Costa - School of Geography and Environmental Science
J. Dodson - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
L. Dupont - University of Bremen
Zewdu Eshetu - Addis Ababa University
D.G. Gavin - University of Oregon
Aurélie Genries - Université de Montpellier
Simon Haberle - Australian National University
D.J. Hallett - University of Calgary
G. Hope - Australian National University
S.P. Horn - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
T.G. Kassa - University of Cologne
F. Katamura - Tokushu Kosho Gijutsu Inc
L.M. Kennedy - Virginia Tech
P. Kershaw - Monash University
S. Krivonogov - Russian Academy of Sciences
C. Long - University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
D. Magri - Sapienza University of Rome
E. Marinova - KU Leuven
G.M. Mckenzie - Monash University
P.I. Moreno - University of Chile
P. Moss - University of Queensland
F.H. Neumann - University of Münster
E. Norström - Stockholm University
C. Paitre - Université Laval
D. Rius - Université de franche-comté
N. Roberts - University of Plymouth
G.S. Robinson - Fordham University
N. Sasaki - Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
L. Scott - University of the Free State
H. Takahara - Kyoto Prefectural University
Valery T. Terwilliger - Université d'Orléans
Florian Thevenon - University of Geneva
R. Turner - University of Plymouth
V.G. Valsecchi - Université de Montpellier
Boris Vannière - Université de franche-comté
M. Walsh - Central Washington University
N. Williams - Natural Resources Policy Section
Y. Zhang - Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publication Details: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol.26(GB4007)
Identifiers: 9934032409311
Academic Unit: Université de Montpellier
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: insu-00750734