Articles | Volume 8, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2597-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2597-2015
Development and technical paper
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21 Aug 2015
Development and technical paper |  | 21 Aug 2015

Improving the representation of fire disturbance in dynamic vegetation models by assimilating satellite data: a case study over the Arctic

E. P. Kantzas, S. Quegan, and M. Lomas

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Despite its importance, land surface models poorly simulate fire disturbance and its dynamic effects. Here we present a novel and model-independent methodology of implementing a realistic fire size distribution in a dynamic vegetation model by assimilating satellite data and employing blob detection. While focusing on the Arctic, we verify our results against field data and showcase the improved fire representation in the model.