Coupling interactive fire with atmospheric composition and climate in the UK Earth System Model

Teixeira, João C.; Folberth, Gerd A.; O'Connor, Fiona M.; Unger, Nadine; Voulgarakis, Apostolos

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6515-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6515-2021

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28 Oct 2021

Development and technical paper |

| 28 Oct 2021

Coupling interactive fire with atmospheric composition and climate in the UK Earth System Model

João C. Teixeira, Gerd A. Folberth, Fiona M. O'Connor, Nadine Unger, and Apostolos Voulgarakis

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Manuscript needs clarifications', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', João Teixeira, 14 Jun 2021
RC2: 'A good attempt at coupling fire-composition-climate but more work and explanation needed', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Feb 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', João Teixeira, 14 Jun 2021

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

AR by João Teixeira on behalf of the Authors (16 Jun 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 Sep 2021) by Samuel Remy

AR by João Teixeira on behalf of the Authors (08 Sep 2021)

Short summary

Fire constitutes a key process in the Earth system, being driven by climate as well as affecting climate. However, studies on the effects of fires on atmospheric composition and climate have been limited to date. This work implements and assesses the coupling of an interactive fire model with atmospheric composition, comparing it to an offline approach. This approach shows good performance at a global scale. However, regional-scale limitations lead to a bias in modelling fire emissions.