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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3861-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3861-2021
Research article
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29 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 29 Jun 2021

The importance of antecedent vegetation and drought conditions as global drivers of burnt area

Alexander Kuhn-Régnier, Apostolos Voulgarakis, Peer Nowack, Matthias Forkel, I. Colin Prentice, and Sandy P. Harrison

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Along with current climate, vegetation, and human influences, long-term accumulation of biomass affects fires. Here, we find that including the influence of antecedent vegetation and moisture improves our ability to predict global burnt area. Additionally, the length of the preceding period which needs to be considered for accurate predictions varies across regions.
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