The impact of a 2×CO2 climate on lightning-caused fires

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Titre du document / Document title

The impact of a 2×CO₂ climate on lightning-caused fires

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

PRICE C. ; RIND D. ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

Columbia univ., NASA Goddard inst. space studies, New York NY, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Future climate change could have significant repercussions for lightning-caused wildfires. Two empirical fire models are presented relating the frequency of lightning fires and the area burned by these fires to the effective precipitation and the frequency of thunderstorm activity. One model deals with the seasonal variations in lightning fires, while the second model deals with the interannual variations of lightning fires. These fire models are then used with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies General Circulation Model to investigate possible changes in fire frequency and area burned in a 2 × CO₂ climate. In the United States, the annual mean number of lightning fires increases by 44%, while the area burned increases by 78%

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of climate ISSN 0894-8755

Source / Source

1994, vol. 7, n^o10, pp. 1484-1494 (44 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, ETATS-UNIS (1988) (Revue)

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 9644 B, 35400004253473.0030

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