Incorrect interpretation of carbon mass balance biases global vegetation fire emission estimates

Vegetation fires contribute to global carbon emissions, but uncertainty exists due to inconsistencies in the treatment of post-burn combustion. Here, it is shown that the ‘consumed biomass’ approach overestimates emissions by 4%, which can be corrected using an alternative ‘burnt carbon’ method....

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Autores principales: N. C. Surawski, A. L. Sullivan, S. H. Roxburgh, C.P. Mick Meyer, P. J. Polglase
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/890ab154fa4f45ca8f016bad06c6b3a9
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Sumario:Vegetation fires contribute to global carbon emissions, but uncertainty exists due to inconsistencies in the treatment of post-burn combustion. Here, it is shown that the ‘consumed biomass’ approach overestimates emissions by 4%, which can be corrected using an alternative ‘burnt carbon’ method.