Modeling long-term fire impact on ecosystem characteristics and surface energy using a process-based vegetation–fire model SSiB4/TRIFFID-Fire v1.0

Huang, Huilin; Xue, Yongkang; Li, Fang; Liu, Ye

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6029-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6029-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-6029-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

Model description paper

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02 Dec 2020

Model description paper |

| 02 Dec 2020

Modeling long-term fire impact on ecosystem characteristics and surface energy using a process-based vegetation–fire model SSiB4/TRIFFID-Fire v1.0

Huilin Huang, Yongkang Xue, Fang Li, and Ye Liu

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RC1: 'Comments on Huang et al., "Modeling long-term fire impact on ecosystem characteristics and surface energy using a process-based vegetation-fire model SSiB4/TRIFFID-Fire v1.0".', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Huilin Huang, 19 Sep 2020
RC2: 'Comments on Huang et al., "Modeling long-term fire impact on ecosystem characteristics and surface energy using a process-based vegetation-fire model SSiB4/TRIFFID-Fire v1.0"', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Huilin Huang, 19 Sep 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Huilin Huang on behalf of the Authors (19 Sep 2020)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Sep 2020) by Hisashi Sato

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Oct 2020)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (16 Oct 2020) by Hisashi Sato

AR by Huilin Huang on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We developed a fire-coupled dynamic vegetation model that captures the spatial distribution, temporal variability, and especially the seasonal variability of fire regimes. The fire model is applied to assess the long-term fire impact on ecosystems and surface energy. We find that fire is an important determinant of the structure and function of the tropical savanna. By changing the vegetation composition and ecosystem characteristics, fire significantly alters surface energy balance.