The black carbon cycle and its role in the Earth system
Black carbon (BC) is produced by incomplete combustion of biomass by wildfires and
burning of fossil fuels. BC is environmentally persistent over centuries to millennia …
burning of fossil fuels. BC is environmentally persistent over centuries to millennia …
Building water resilience in the face of cascading wildfire risks
MF Belongia, C Hammond Wagner, KQ Seipp… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Severe wildfire is altering the natural and the built environment and posing risks to
environmental and societal health and well-being, including cascading impacts to water …
environmental and societal health and well-being, including cascading impacts to water …
High‐severity burned area and proportion exceed historic conditions in Sierra Nevada, California, and adjacent ranges
Although fire is a fundamental ecological process in western North American forests, climate
warming and accumulating forest fuels due to fire suppression have led to wildfires that burn …
warming and accumulating forest fuels due to fire suppression have led to wildfires that burn …
Hydrology, rather than wildfire burn extent, determines post‐fire organic and black carbon export from mountain rivers in central coastal California
R Barton, CM Richardson, E Pae… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal mountain rivers export disproportionately high quantities of terrestrial organic
carbon (OC) directly to the ocean, feeding microbial communities and altering coastal …
carbon (OC) directly to the ocean, feeding microbial communities and altering coastal …
Burn intensity drives the alteration of phenolic lignin to (Poly) aromatic hydrocarbons as revealed by pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS)
High-intensity wildfires alter the chemical composition of organic matter, which is expected
to be distinctly different from low-intensity prescribed fires. Herein, we used pyrolysis gas …
to be distinctly different from low-intensity prescribed fires. Herein, we used pyrolysis gas …
Projecting impacts of wildfire and climate change on streamflow, sediment, and organic carbon yields in a forested watershed
Increasing temperatures and irregular precipitation associated with climate change, along
with increasing frequency and severity of wildfires, contribute to increased downstream …
with increasing frequency and severity of wildfires, contribute to increased downstream …
Spatiotemporal controls on the delivery of dissolved organic matter to streams following a wildfire
JA Roebuck Jr, KD Bladon, D Donahue… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Warmer and drier climate has contributed to increased occurrence of large, high severity
wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, drawing concerns for water quality and ecosystem …
wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, drawing concerns for water quality and ecosystem …
Effects of forest residue mulching on organic matter and nutrient exports after wildfire in North-Central Portugal
SA Prats, D Serpa, L Santos, JJ Keizer - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The quick implementation of emergency stabilization measures is vital for minimizing post-
fire soil erosion and the associated fertility loss. Mulching has proven to be highly effective in …
fire soil erosion and the associated fertility loss. Mulching has proven to be highly effective in …
Anhydrosugars as tracers in the Earth system
LG Suciu, CA Masiello, RJ Griffin - Biogeochemistry, 2019 - Springer
Wild and prescribed fires are important sources of a broad suite of organic compounds
collectively termed pyrogenic carbon (PyC). Most PyC compounds have additional sources …
collectively termed pyrogenic carbon (PyC). Most PyC compounds have additional sources …
Variable aging and storage of dissolved black carbon in the ocean
During wildfires and fossil fuel combustion, biomass is converted to black carbon (BC) via
incomplete combustion. BC enters the ocean by rivers and atmospheric deposition …
incomplete combustion. BC enters the ocean by rivers and atmospheric deposition …