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Experimental production of charcoal morphologies to discriminate fuel source and fire type: an example from Siberian taiga
Angelica Feurdean
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Department of Physical Geography, Goethe University,
Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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This study characterized the diversity of laboratory-produced charcoal morphological features of various fuel types from Siberia at different temperatures. The results obtained improve the attribution of charcoal particles to fuel types and fire characteristics. This work also provides recommendations for the application of this information to refine the past wildfire history.
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