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Spatial and temporal patterns of global burned area in response to anthropogenic and environmental factors: reconstructing global fire history for the 20th and early 21st centuries
Yang, Tian, Tao, Ren, Kush, Liu, Wang
Fire is a critical component of the Earth system, and substantially influences land surface, climate change, and ecosystem dynamics. To accurately predict the fire regimes in the 21st century, it is essential to understand the historical fire…
Year: 2015
Type: Document

Response of Forests and Fire to Climate Change and Human Activities
Marlon
Dr. Jenn Marlon of Yale University compares her Western paleo charcoal and pollen data with her sites in Massachussets.
Year: 2015
Type: Media

A growing importance of large fires in conterminous United States during 1984-2012
Yang, Tian, Tao, Ren, Pan, Liu, Wang
Fire frequency, extent, and size exhibit a strong linkage with climate conditions and play a vital role in the climate system. Previous studies have shown that the frequency of large fires in the western United States increased significantly since…
Year: 2015
Type: Document