Biomass Burning: The Cycling of Gases and Particulates from the Biosphere to the Atmosphere

Levine, Joel S.

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“…(e) After the statistical analysis and verification about the certainty that the applied hot spots are real wildfires [29], the corresponding yearly mean of affected area was assigned to every hot spot.…”

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Estimation of Total Yearly CO₂Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Vicente

Carbajal

Martínez

2014

Advances in Meteorology

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The phenomenon of wildfires became a global environmental problem which demands estimations of their CO2emissions. Wildfires have deteriorated the air quality increasingly. Using available information on documented wildfires and a data set of satellite detected hot spots, total yearly emissions of CO2in Mexico were estimated for the period 1999–2010. A map of the main vegetation groups was used to calculate total areas for every vegetation type. The yearly number of hot spots per vegetation type was calculated. Estimates of emitted CO2in a wildfire were then accomplished by considering parameters such as: forest fuel load, vegetation type, burning efficiency, and mean burned area. The number of wildfires and total affected areas showed an annual variability. The yearly mean of affected area by a single wildfire varied between 0.2 and 0.3 km2. The total affected area during the period 1999 to 2010 was 86800 km2which corresponds to 4.3% of the Mexican territory. Total CO2emissions were approximately 112 Tg. The most affected vegetation types were forest and rainforest.

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“…(f) Information on biomass load and biomass burning efficiencies for six types of vegetation was collected [29] (Table 1). For other combined vegetation types, average values for biomass load and burning efficiencies were calculated from the original components.…”

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Estimation of Total Yearly CO₂Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Vicente

Carbajal

Martínez

2014

Advances in Meteorology

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“…Four simulations with varied emission setups (Table 1) are used to derive the instantaneous forcing by the interaction of mineral dust and anthropogenic pollution: one simulation considering all emissions (simulation 1), the same simulation but without dust emissions (simulation 2), a simulation with only natural emissions (simulation 3) and the corresponding simulation without dust emissions (simulations 4). For the natural emission setups we omit the CMIP5 anthropogenic emissions and reduce the GFED biomass burning emissions by 90 % (Levine, 2014). All dust emissions are considered to be natural, hence the anthropogenic impacts of land use and climate change on the dust emissions (Klingmüller et al, 2016) are excluded from our analysis.…”

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Direct radiative effect of dust-pollution interactions

Klingmüller¹,

Lelieveld²,

Karydis³

et al. 2018

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Abstract. The chemical ageing of aeolian dust, through interactions with air pollution, affects the optical and hygroscopic properties of the mineral particles and hence their atmospheric residence time and climate forcing. Conversely, the chemical composition of the dust particles and their role as coagulation partners impact the abundance of particulate air pollution. This results in an anthropogenic radiative forcing associated with mineral dust notwithstanding the natural origin of most aeolian dust. Using the atmospheric chemistry climate model EMAC with a detailed parametrisation of ageing processes and an emission scheme accounting for the chemical composition of desert soils, we study the direct radiative forcing globally and regionally. Our results indicate large positive and negative forcings, depending on the region. The predominantly negative forcing at the top of the atmosphere over large parts of the dust belt, from West Africa to East Asia, attains a maximum of about &#8722;2&#8201;W/m2 south of the Sahel, in contrast to a positive forcing over India. Globally averaged, these forcings partially counterbalance, resulting in a net negative forcing of &#8722;0.05&#8201;W/m2, which nevertheless represents a considerable fraction of the total dust forcing.

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“…This information is important due to the volatilization of nutrients during the burning practice in every harvested period. The IPCC's methodologies estimate the greenhouse gas emissions, although other proposals, for example, the Seiler and Crutzen methodology [22], are very useful to know the amount of carbon and nitrogen released to the atmosphere during the burning of some crops.…”

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Competitive Management of Sugarcane Waste and Reduction of CO2 Emissions from Harvest Burning in Supply Regions

Flores-Jiménez¹,

Algara-Siller²,

Aguilar‐Rivera³

et al. 2018

Sugarcane - Technology and Research

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Sugarcane is an important crop in more than 100 countries around the world. Their burning is a cultural activity before and after the harvest; however, pollutants and greenhouse gases emitted to the atmosphere can affect the human health and weather, respectively. The aim of this research is to report the CO 2 emissions of the main countries dedicated to the cane production and explain their relevant relation with the dry matter available to the burn and how it can affect their alternative uses. The methodology used in this study identifies the relation between biomass burned (dry matter) and CO 2 emissions, estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with the techniques of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The study was carried out for the period of 1990-2014. The results show an important positive trend in the increase in the annual production levels and the biomass burned during the harvest period. The high correlation between harvested area and yield per hectare in countries such as Brazil and the United States allows to have more biomass available for alternative uses. Countries such as Mexico and Colombia have a low correlation between both the parameters due to the increase in the harvested hectares and reduction of their performance per hectare.

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Biomass Burning: The Cycling of Gases and Particulates from the Biosphere to the Atmosphere

Cited by 13 publications

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Estimation of Total Yearly CO₂Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Estimation of Total Yearly CO₂Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Direct radiative effect of dust-pollution interactions

Competitive Management of Sugarcane Waste and Reduction of CO2 Emissions from Harvest Burning in Supply Regions

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Biomass Burning: The Cycling of Gases and Particulates from the Biosphere to the Atmosphere

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Estimation of Total Yearly CO2Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Estimation of Total Yearly CO2Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Direct radiative effect of dust-pollution interactions

Competitive Management of Sugarcane Waste and Reduction of CO2 Emissions from Harvest Burning in Supply Regions

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Estimation of Total Yearly CO₂Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010

Estimation of Total Yearly CO₂Emissions by Wildfires in Mexico during the Period 1999–2010