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In order to estimate the production of charcoal and the atmospheric emissions of trace gases volatilized by burning we have estimated the global amounts of biomass which are affected by fires. We have roughly calculated annual gross burning rates ranging between about 5 Pg and 9…
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Year: 1980
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: carbon flux, carbon budget, gas emissions, biomass burning, air quality, biogeochemical cycles, biogeography, biomass, boreal forests, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, charcoal, dead fuels, deforestation, ecosystem dynamics, forestation, gases, grazing, land use, livestock, moisture, organic matter, savannas, season of fire, statistical analysis, tropical forest, volatilization, wildfires