Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1009 g
Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1009 g
ISBN: 978-0-470-65748-5
Verlag: Wiley
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.
Zielgruppe
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
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Terrestrische Ökologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geochemie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Umweltphysik
Weitere Infos & Material
Contributors, vii
Foreword, ix
Preface, xii
Acknowledgements, xv
PART 1 FIRE BEHAVIOUR, 1
1 An Introduction to Combustion in Organic Materials, 3
Jose L. Torero
2 Smouldering Fires and Natural Fuels, 15
Guillermo Rein
3 Experimental Understanding of Wildland Fires, 35
Albert Simeoni
4 Wildfire Behaviour and Danger Ratings, 53
Eulalia Planas and Elsa Pastor
5 Satellite Remote Sensing of Fires, 77
David P. Roy, Luigi Boschetti and Alistair M.S. Smith
PART 2 FIRE AND THE BIOSPHERE, 95
6 Understanding Fire Regimes and the Ecological Effects of Fire, 97
G. Matt Davies
7 Plant Adaptations to Fire: an Evolutionary Perspective, 125
Jeremy J. Midgley and William J. Bond
8 Fire and the Land Surface, 135
Stefan H. Doerr and Richard A. Shakesby
9 Identification of Black Carbon in the Earth System, 157
Karen Hammes and Samuel Abiven
PART 3 FIRE AND THE EARTH'S PAST, 177
10 Identifying Past Fire Events, 179
Ian J. Glasspool and Andrew C. Scott
11 A 21 000-Year History of Fire, 207
Mitchell J. Power
12 A 450-Million-Year History of Fire, 229
Claire M. Belcher, Margaret E. Collinson and Andrew C. Scott
PART 4 FIRE AND THE EARTH SYSTEM, 251
13 Evaluating the Atmospheric Impact of Wildfires, 253
Solene Turquety
14 The Dependence of Flame Spread and Probability of Ignition on Atmospheric Oxygen: an Experimental Investigation, 273
Andrew J. Watson and James E. Lovelock
15 Fire Feedbacks on Atmospheric Oxygen, 289
Timothy M. Lenton
16 Biochar and Carbon Sequestration, 309
Ondøej Masek
Index, 323
Colour plate section 1 falls between pages 16 and 17
Colour plate section 2 falls between pages 192 and 193