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Review article: Fire emissions in the Brazilian Cerrado – dynamics, estimates, management, and their role in the global carbon budget
Renata Moura da Veiga
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National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas 1758, 12227-010, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
now at: Department of Meteorology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 21941-916, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Celso von Randow
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas 1758, 12227-010, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Chantelle Burton
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB, United Kingdom
Douglas I. Kelley
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Bensor Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
Manoel Cardoso
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas 1758, 12227-010, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Fabiano Morelli
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Avenida dos Astronautas 1758, 12227-010, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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We systematically reviewed 77 papers to understand the Cerrado’s fire emissions within the global carbon budget by evaluating how fire parameters can inform emission estimates and mitigation strategies. Estimating fire emissions in the Cerrado requires a holistic approach, combining fire carbon emission estimates, fire dynamic parameters, and fire management and policy. We highlight key research gaps that could provide more comprehensive insights into accounting for fire emissions in the Cerrado.
We systematically reviewed 77 papers to understand the Cerrado’s fire emissions within the...
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