Biomass burning fuel consumption dynamics in the tropics and subtropics  assessed from satellite

Andela, Niels; van der Werf, Guido R.; Kaiser, Johannes W.; van Leeuwen, Thijs T.; Wooster, Martin J.; Lehmann, Caroline E. R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3717-2016

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3717-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3717-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 12

Research article

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28 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 28 Jun 2016

Biomass burning fuel consumption dynamics in the tropics and subtropics assessed from satellite

Niels Andela, Guido R. van der Werf, Johannes W. Kaiser, Thijs T. van Leeuwen, Martin J. Wooster, and Caroline E. R. Lehmann

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Final revised paper (published on 28 Jun 2016)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review', Matthias Forkel, 20 Jan 2016
- AC1: 'Author response', N. Andela, 28 Apr 2016
RC2: 'bg-2015-582 Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Author response', N. Andela, 28 Apr 2016
AC3: 'textual changes and updated figures', N. Andela, 28 Apr 2016

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

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (03 May 2016) by Kirsten Thonicke

AR by Niels Andela on behalf of the Authors (25 May 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (01 Jun 2016) by Kirsten Thonicke

AR by Niels Andela on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

Landscape fires occur on a large scale in savannas and grasslands, affecting ecosystems and air quality. We combined two satellite-derived datasets to derive fuel consumption per unit of area burned for savannas and grasslands in the (sub)tropics. Fire return periods, vegetation productivity, vegetation type and human land management were all important drivers of its spatial distribution. The results can be used to improve fire emission modelling and management or to detect ecosystem degradation.