Paleoclimate-induced wildfires in a paleomire in the Ordos Basin, Northern China during the Middle Jurassic greenhouse period

C Zhao, K Zhang, L Xiao, D Uhl, Z Shi, W Zhao… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Paleo-wildfires are of great significance in the study of paleomire ecosystems. The products
of such fires preserved in paleomires can provide detailed information for the reconstruction …

Fire activities and their impacts on local ecosystems in the southern Ordos Basin during the Middle Jurassic: Evidence from pyrogenic PAHs and petrography of …

Q Han, J Liu, JC Hower, TA Moore, N Shang… - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high frequency of fires during the formation of some mire systems in the Jurassic is
thought to have influenced how terrestrial ecosystems evolved. Ancient mires, now present …

In situ coal permeability and favorable development methods for coalbed methane (CBM) extraction in China: From real data

S Chen, S Tao, D Tang - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Permeability plays a significant role in the economic viability of coalbed methane (CBM)
development. In China, in situ permeability obtained from injection fall-off tests range from …

Petrology of the A and B Seams, Ermelo Coalfield (South Africa): Indications for changing palaeoenvironmental and sedimentary conditions

PE Mahooana, OM Moroeng, NJ Wagner - International Journal of Coal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Petrological and mineralogical features are key for inferring palaeoenvironmental and
sedimentary conditions of coal-bearing sediments. Following the logging of a borehole core …

Peatland wildfires in the Lower Cretaceous Damoguaihe Formation, Hailar Basin, Northeast China

Z Wang, Y Xu, Q Zhao, M Zhang, W Li, B Panchal… - Cretaceous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wildfires were prominent in Earth's terrestrial ecosystems during the Cretaceous
greenhouse period with significant climate and vegetation evolution. In this study, we …

Effects of contact metamorphism on δ13C, δ15N, and XPS nitrogen functional forms of inertinite-rich Witbank coals (South Africa): Indications for possible alteration by …

OM Moroeng - Chemical Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, δ 13 C, δ 15 N, and nitrogen functional forms were used to evaluate the effects
of contact metamorphism on inertinite-rich Main Karoo Basin coals (South Africa). Eighteen …

Occurrences of paleo-wildfires in the early Albian, Erlian Basin, NE China: Evidence from coal petrography and geochemistry

S Gao, Y Li, L Shao, C Tie, J Li, Y Zhou - International Journal of Coal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Albian in the early Cretaceous was a period with extensive and frequent wildfires, yet
the wildfire types, intensity, and implications are not well understood due to the lack of …

Net primary productivity of paleo-peatlands linked to deep-time glacial periods in the late Carboniferous and early Permian icehouse interval

Y Shao, F Zhao, B Spiro, D Li, G Mu, J Chu, J Lu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peatlands, an important organic carbon reservoir, play a crucial role in the global carbon
cycle. The carbon accumulation of peatlands, reflected by net primary productivity (NPP) …

Early Cretaceous wildfires and their palaeoenvironmental significance in the Jiuxi Basin, Gansu Province, Northwestern China

J Hui, B Du, M Zhang, S Lin, D Jiaoba, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of palaeowildfires in terrestrial ecosystems coincides with the colonization of
plants, rendering it one of the most significant geological events and holding paramount …

Isotopic and petrographic implications for fire type, temperature and formation of degradosemifusinite in fusain layers from an Early Cretaceous coal bed, Hailar Basin …

OM Moroeng, TA Moore, J Shen, JS Esterle, J Liu - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Fusain in coal or sediments is generally thought to originate from wildfire. In order to test this,
eight fusain layers (1–30 mm thick) were analysed for organic petrography, total carbon …