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Global biomass burning fuel consumption and emissions at 500 m spatial resolution based on the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED)
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1081 HV,
the Netherlands
Guido R. van der Werf
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1081 HV,
the Netherlands
James T. Randerson
Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine,
CA 92697, USA
Brendan M. Rogers
Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA 02540, USA
Yang Chen
Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine,
CA 92697, USA
Sander Veraverbeke
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1081 HV,
the Netherlands
Louis Giglio
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD 20742, USA
Douglas C. Morton
Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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Fire is a pervasive feature of the Earth system, and a cause of significant carbon emissions. This manuscript presents a higher resolution fire emissions data set than previously available, thereby providing a valuable resource to the scientific community.
Fire is a pervasive feature of the Earth system, and a cause of significant carbon emissions....
Short summary
We present a global fire emission model based on the GFED model framework with a spatial resolution of 500 m. The higher resolution allowed for a more detailed representation of spatial heterogeneity in fuels and emissions. Specific modules were developed to model, for example, emissions from fire-related forest loss and belowground burning. Results from the 500 m model were compared to GFED4s, showing that global emissions were relatively similar but that spatial differences were substantial.
We present a global fire emission model based on the GFED model framework with a spatial...
