Climate controls on the variability of fires in the tropics and subtropics

G.R. van der Werf; J.T Randerson; L. Giglio; N. Gobron; A.J. Dolman

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Climate controls on the variability of fires in the tropics and subtropics

G.R. van der Werf, J.T Randerson, L. Giglio, N. Gobron, A.J. Dolman

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In the tropics and subtropics, most fires are set by humans for a wide range of purposes. The total amount of burned area and fire emissions reflects a complex interaction between climate, human activities, and ecosystem processes. Here we used satellite-derived data sets of active fire detections, burned area, precipitation, and the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR) during 1998-2006 to investigate this interaction. The total number of active fire detections and burned area was highest in areas that had intermediate levels of both net primary production (NPP; 500-1000 g C m

Original language	English
Journal	Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Volume	22
Issue number	GB3028
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GB003122
Publication status	Published - 2008

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