Articles | Volume 15, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5259-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5259-2015
Research article
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13 May 2015
Research article |  | 13 May 2015

Greenhouse gas emissions from laboratory-scale fires in wildland fuels depend on fire spread mode and phase of combustion

N. C. Surawski, A. L. Sullivan, C. P. Meyer, S. H. Roxburgh, and P. J. Polglase

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AR by Nicholas Surawski on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Jan 2015) by Rupert Holzinger
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (24 Jan 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (13 Feb 2015)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (16 Feb 2015)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (18 Feb 2015) by Rupert Holzinger
AR by Nicholas Surawski on behalf of the Authors (26 Feb 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (04 Mar 2015) by Rupert Holzinger
AR by Nicholas Surawski on behalf of the Authors (11 Mar 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (23 Mar 2015) by Rupert Holzinger
AR by Nicholas Surawski on behalf of the Authors (17 Apr 2015)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Apr 2015) by Rupert Holzinger
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Short summary
By undertaking greenhouse gas emissions measurements (plus CO) in a combustion wind tunnel facility, we show that emissions from fire depend on how they spread relative to the wind. Statistically significant differences include fires spreading with the wind emitting twice as much CO as fires spreading perpendicular to or against the wind, and about 10-17% more carbon dioxide. Our results suggest that judicious use of ignition patterns could mitigate carbon emissions from forest fires.
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