Biophysical feedback of global forest fires on surface temperature

Understanding the role of forest fires in Earth’s climate system is critical to predict future fire-climate interactions. Here the authors show that fire-induced forest loss accounts for ~15% of global forest loss and that its impact on surface temperature depends on evapotranspiration and albedo.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhihua Liu, Ashley P. Ballantyne, L. Annie Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08237-z