Author: P. J. CrutzenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Fire in the environment: scientific rationale and summary of results of the Dahlen workhop., Emissions from the combustion process in vegetation. Dynamics and modeling of vegetation fires: observations . Emissions measurements from vegetation fires: a comparative evaluation of methodes and results. Satellite remote sensig of fires: potential and limitation. Modeling the influence of fires on atmospheric chemistry. Effect of on global radiation budget through aerosol. Effect of fires on global radiation budget though aerosol and cloud properties. Climate change-fire interactions at the global scale: prediction and limitations of methods. Case study of atmospheric measurements in Brasil: aerosol emissions from Amazon basin fire. Biomass burning in Africa: an overview of its impact on atmospheric chemistry. Paleoecology of fire. Nutrient and organic matter dynamics in tropical ecosystems. Fire regimes and ecosystem dinamics. Keeper of the flame: a survey of anthropogenic fire. Historical biogeography of fire: circumpolar taiga. Historical biogeography of fire in tempetate and mediterranean ecosystems. Historical biogeography of fire: tropical and subtropical. Fire management: principles and option in the forested and Savanna regions of the world. Group report: quantification of fire characteristics from local to global scales. Group report: what is the impact of fires on atmosperic chemistry, climate, and biogeochemical cycles?. Group report: impacts of fires on ecosystems. Group report: the role of humans in shaping fire regimes and ecosystem properties.