Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8751-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-8751-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Model evaluation paper
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11 Dec 2024
Model evaluation paper |  | 11 Dec 2024

Evaluation of global fire simulations in CMIP6 Earth system models

Fang Li, Xiang Song, Sandy P. Harrison, Jennifer R. Marlon, Zhongda Lin, L. Ruby Leung, Jörg Schwinger, Virginie Marécal, Shiyu Wang, Daniel S. Ward, Xiao Dong, Hanna Lee, Lars Nieradzik, Sam S. Rabin, and Roland Séférian

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This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of historical fire simulations from 19 Earth system models in phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). Most models reproduce global totals, spatial patterns, seasonality, and regional historical changes well but fail to simulate the recent decline in global burned area and underestimate the fire response to climate variability. CMIP6 simulations address three critical issues of phase-5 models.
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