The influence of fire-fuel feedbacks on boreal forest fire regimes under future climate change
This data release contains a set of 21st-century burned-area projections to explicitly account for fire-fuel feedbacks in boreal North America for the years 2010 - 2100. Wildfire regimes in the boreal forest biome of North America are vulnerable to shifts in climate, and significant intensifications in area burned are anticipated under many 21st-century global climate model (GCM) projections. However, fire-fuel feedbacks - or how fire-induced vegetation shifts may limit future climate-induced burning - are generally not accounted for in these projections. Such estimates of future fire activity are consequently relatively unconstrained, representing a key source of uncertainty and therefore of limited use in natural-resource management decisions. This data set aims to address these uncertainties with burned-area projections that include fire-fuel feedbacks in the boreal region of North America.
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[ "010:12" ] |
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| description | This data release contains a set of 21st-century burned-area projections to explicitly account for fire-fuel feedbacks in boreal North America for the years 2010 - 2100. Wildfire regimes in the boreal forest biome of North America are vulnerable to shifts in climate, and significant intensifications in area burned are anticipated under many 21st-century global climate model (GCM) projections. However, fire-fuel feedbacks - or how fire-induced vegetation shifts may limit future climate-induced burning - are generally not accounted for in these projections. Such estimates of future fire activity are consequently relatively unconstrained, representing a key source of uncertainty and therefore of limited use in natural-resource management decisions. This data set aims to address these uncertainties with burned-area projections that include fire-fuel feedbacks in the boreal region of North America. |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_67ead89cd34ed02007f8357f |
| keyword |
[ "North America", "USGS:67ead89cd34ed02007f8357f", "boreal", "boreal forest", "boreal zone", "climate change", "environment", "fires", "forest", "forest ecosystems", "geospatial datasets", "wildfire" ] |
| modified | 2025-08-20T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -168.2227, 44.9648, -50.4492, 71.4132 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | The influence of fire-fuel feedbacks on boreal forest fire regimes under future climate change |
