Future inhibition of ecosystem productivity by increasing wildfire pollution over boreal North America

Yue, Xu; Strada, Susanna; Unger, Nadine; Wang, Aihui

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13699-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 22

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13699-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13699-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 22

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17 Nov 2017

Research article |

| 17 Nov 2017

Future inhibition of ecosystem productivity by increasing wildfire pollution over boreal North America

Xu Yue, Susanna Strada, Nadine Unger, and Aihui Wang

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RC1: 'Review of Future threat to boreal ecosystem health from wildfire air pollution by Xu Yue, Susanna Strada, and Nadine Unger', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'Responses to Reviewer 1', Xu Yue, 25 Sep 2017
RC2: 'Potentially interesting, but needs better characterisation of uncertainties', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Jul 2017
AC2: 'Responses to Reviewer 2', Xu Yue, 25 Sep 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Xu Yue on behalf of the Authors (25 Sep 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Sep 2017) by Frank Dentener

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (08 Oct 2017)

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Oct 2017) by Frank Dentener

AR by Xu Yue on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (12 Oct 2017) by Frank Dentener

AR by Xu Yue on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2017)

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Climate change will significantly increase wildfire emissions in boreal North America by the midcentury, leading to increased surface ozone and atmospheric aerosols. These air pollutants can affect vegetation photosynthesis through stomatal uptake (for ozone) and radiative and climatic perturbations (for aerosols). Using a carbon–chemistry–climate model, we estimate trivial ozone vegetation damages but significant aerosol-induced reduction in ecosystem productivity by the 2050s.