We would like to draw your attention to the following 2017 AGU Fall Meeting session with an emphasis on “The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere, and Society”, and encourage you to submit your abstracts on fire-related research, noting the August 2nd deadline.
GC074: The Role of Fire in the Earth System: Understanding Drivers, Feedbacks, and Interactions with the Land, Atmosphere, and Society Session ID#: 25312 Session Description: Anthropogenic and natural fires are an important component of the Earth system. Geographic location, fuel type, seasonality and intensity of fire largely determine the sign and magnitude of feedbacks on the Earth system. The aim of this session is to explore links between fire, vegetation, climate, and humans from the local to the global scale and determine how these interactions will change in a warming world. We encourage abstracts that explore the interactions of fires with the terrestrial biosphere and atmosphere using remote sensing, in situ observations, modeling, or an integrated approach with an emphasis on (1) impacts of fire on weather and climate, atmospheric chemistry and air quality, (2) the role of fires in the carbon cycle and ecosystem functioning, (3) the influence of humans on fire (and vice versa), and (4) the changing nature of fire over millennia, and predictions for the future. Primary Convener: Brendan M Rogers, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, United States Conveners: Paulo M Brando, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA, United States Mick Tosca, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States Xanthe Jo Walker, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States Cross-Listed: A - Atmospheric Sciences B - Biogeosciences Index Terms: 0439 Ecosystems, structure and dynamics [BIOGEOSCIENCES] 1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling [GLOBAL CHANGE] 1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE] 1631 Land/atmosphere interactions [GLOBAL CHANGE]
