Projected changes in forest fire season, the number of fires, and burnt area in Fennoscandia by 2100

Kinnunen, Outi; Backman, Leif; Aalto, Juha; Aalto, Tuula; Markkanen, Tiina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4739-2024

Articles | Volume 21, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4739-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4739-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 21

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05 Nov 2024

Research article |

| 05 Nov 2024

Projected changes in forest fire season, the number of fires, and burnt area in Fennoscandia by 2100

Outi Kinnunen, Leif Backman, Juha Aalto, Tuula Aalto, and Tiina Markkanen

Data sets

Data for manuscript “Projected changes in forest fire season, number of fires and burnt area in Fennoscandia by the 2100” by Kinnunen et al. Outi Kinnunen et al. https://doi.org/10.57707/FMI-B2SHARE.07695381224049C78BD35198D27AAA25

Short summary

Climate change is expected to increase the risk of forest fires. Ecosystem process model simulations are used to project changes in fire occurrence in Fennoscandia under six climate projections. The findings suggest a longer fire season, more fires, and an increase in burnt area towards the end of the century.