Forest fire, an important agent for change in many forest ecosystems, plays an important role in atmo- spheric chemical cycles and the carbon cycle. The primary emissions from forest fire, CO2, CO, CH4, long-chained h...Forest fire, an important agent for change in many forest ecosystems, plays an important role in atmo- spheric chemical cycles and the carbon cycle. The primary emissions from forest fire, CO2, CO, CH4, long-chained hydrocarbons and volatile organic oxides, however, have not been well quantified. Quantifying the carbonaceous gas emissions of forest fires is a critical part to better under- stand the significance of forest fire in calculating carbon balance and forecasting climate change. This study uses images from Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus （ETM＋） on the Earth-observing satellite LANDSAT-7 for the year 2005 to estimate the total gases emitted by the 2006 Kanduhe forest fire in the Daxing＇an Mountains. Our results suggest that the fire emitted approximately 149,187.66 t CO2, 21,187.70 t CO, 1925.41 t CxHy, 470.76 t NO and 658.77 t SO2. In addition, the gases emitted from larch forests were significantly higher than from both broadleaf-needle leaf mixed forests and broadleaf mixed forests.展开更多
基金supported by Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(No.DL13BA02)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31400552)+1 种基金the Twelfth5-Year National Science and Technology Project In Rural Areas(No.2011BAD37B0104)the Forestry Industry Research Special Funds For Public Welfare Project(No.201004003-6)
文摘Forest fire, an important agent for change in many forest ecosystems, plays an important role in atmo- spheric chemical cycles and the carbon cycle. The primary emissions from forest fire, CO2, CO, CH4, long-chained hydrocarbons and volatile organic oxides, however, have not been well quantified. Quantifying the carbonaceous gas emissions of forest fires is a critical part to better under- stand the significance of forest fire in calculating carbon balance and forecasting climate change. This study uses images from Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus （ETM＋） on the Earth-observing satellite LANDSAT-7 for the year 2005 to estimate the total gases emitted by the 2006 Kanduhe forest fire in the Daxing＇an Mountains. Our results suggest that the fire emitted approximately 149,187.66 t CO2, 21,187.70 t CO, 1925.41 t CxHy, 470.76 t NO and 658.77 t SO2. In addition, the gases emitted from larch forests were significantly higher than from both broadleaf-needle leaf mixed forests and broadleaf mixed forests.
