Fire Phenomena And The Earth System An Interdisciplinary Guide To Fire Science Claire M Belcherauth by Claire M. Belcher(auth.) 9780470657485, 9781118529539, 0470657480, 1118529537 instant download after payment.

Fire plays a key role in Earth system processes. Wildfires influence the carbon cycle and the nutrient balance of our planet, and may even play a role in regulating the oxygen content of our atmosphere. The evolutionary history of plants has been intimately tied to fire and this in part explains the distribution of our ecosystems and their ability to withstand the effects of natural fires today.

Fire Phenomena and the Earth System brings together the various subdisciplines within fire science to provide a synthesis of our understanding of the role of wildfire in the Earth system. The book shows how knowledge of fire phenomena and the nature of combustion of natural fuels can be used to understand modern wildfires, interpret fire events in the geological record and to understand the role of fire in a variety of Earth system processes. By bringing together chapters written by leading international researchers from a range of geological, environmental, chemical and engineering disciplines, the book will stimulate the exchange of ideas and knowledge across these subject areas. Fire Phenomena and the Earth System provides a truly interdisciplinary guide that can inform us about Earth’s past, present and beyond.

Readership: Advanced students and researchers across a wide range of earth, environmental and life sciences, including biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology, atmospheric science, palaeontology and paleoecology, combustion science, ecology and forestry.

Content:
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Combustion in Organic Materials (pages 1–13): Jose L. Torero
Chapter 2 Smouldering Fires and Natural Fuels (pages 15–33): Guillermo Rein
Chapter 3 Experimental Understanding of Wildland Fires (pages 35–52): Albert Simeoni
Chapter 4 Wildfire Behaviour and Danger Ratings (pages 53–75): Eulalia Planas and Elsa Pastor
Chapter 5 Satellite Remote Sensing of Fires (pages 77–93): David P. Roy, Luigi Boschetti and Alistair M.S. Smith
Chapter 6 Understanding Fire Regimes and the Ecological Effects of Fire (pages 95–124): G. Matt Davies
Chapter 7 Plant Adaptations to Fire (pages 125–134): Jeremy J. Midgley and William J. Bond
Chapter 8 Fire and the Land Surface (pages 135–155): Stefan H. Doerr and Richard A. Shakesby
Chapter 9 Identification of Black Carbon in the Earth System (pages 157–176): Karen Hammes and Samuel Abiven
Chapter 10 Identifying Past Fire Events (pages 177–206): Ian J. Glasspool1 and Andrew C. Scott
Chapter 11 A 21?000?Year History of Fire (pages 207–227): Mitchell J. Power
Chapter 12 A 450?Million?Year History of Fire (pages 229–249): Claire M. Belcher, Margaret E. Collinson and Andrew C. Scott
Chapter 13 Evaluating the Atmospheric Impact of Wildfires (pages 251–272): Solene Turquety
Chapter 14 The Dependence of Flame Spread and Probability of Ignition on Atmospheric Oxygen (pages 273–287): Andrew J. Watson and James E. Lovelock
Chapter 15 Fire Feedbacks on Atmospheric Oxygen (pages 289–308): Timothy M. Lenton
Chapter 16 Biochar and Carbon Sequestration (pages 309–322): OndRej Masek