Biogeosciences www.biogeosciences.net 1726-4170 1726-4189 7 6 2010 10.5194/bg-7-1991-2010 http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1991/2010/ http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1991/2010/bg-7-1991-2010.html http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/1991/2010/bg-7-1991-2010.pdf 1991 2011 2010-06-23 The influence of vegetation, fire spread and fire behaviour on biomass burning and trace gas emissions: results from a process-based model K. Thonicke kirsten.thonicke@pik-potsdam.de A. Spessa I. C. Prentice S. P. Harrison L. Dong C. Carmona-Moreno formerly Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Straße 10, Jena, 07701, Germany School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia Grantham Institute for Climate Change, and Division of Biology, Imperial College, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) e.V., Telegraphenberg A31, Potsdam, 14473, Germany National Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (NCAS), NCAS-Climate, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK QUEST, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit, Joint Research Centre Ispra, Ispra, Italy now at: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) e.V., Telegraphenberg A31, Potsdam, 14473, Germany A process-based fire regime model (SPITFIRE) has been developed, coupled with ecosystem dynamics in the LPJ Dynamic Global Vegetation Model, and used to explore fire regimes and the current impact of fire on the terrestrial carbon cycle and associated emissions of trace atmospheric constituents. 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