Application of the wildland fire emissions inventory system to estimate fire emissions on forest lands of the United States.

James E Smith, Michael Billmire, Nancy H F French, Grant M Domke

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Article in Carbon balance and management, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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James E SmithUSDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 271 Mast Road, Durham, NH, 03824, USA. james.smith6@usda.gov.

Michael BillmireMichigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute, 3600 Green Ct., Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.

Nancy H F FrenchMichigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute, 3600 Green Ct., Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, USA.

Grant M DomkeUSDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 1992 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundForests are significant terrestrial biomes for carbon storage, and annual carbon accumulation of forest biomass contributes offsets affecting net greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The immediate loss of stored carbon through fire on forest lands reduces the annual offsets provided by forests. As such, the United States reporting includes annual estimates of direct fire emissions in conjunction with the overall forest stock and change estimates as a part of national greenhouse gas inventories within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Forest fire emissions reported for the United States, such as the 129 Tg CO

resultsThe summaries of emissions from forests are consistent with previous reports that show rates and interannual variability in emissions and forest land area burned are generally greater in recent years relative to the 1990s. Both emissions and interannual variability are greater in the western United States. The years with the highest CO

conclusionsThe WFEIS system is a user-driven approach made available via a web browser. Model results are compatible with the scope and reporting needs of the annual national greenhouse gas inventories.

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Forest fire emissions estimatesInventoryUnited States forest carbonWildland fire

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PMID39143325

DOI10.1186/s13021-024-00274-0

PMCPMC11325709

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