Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) & Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Laboratory for Modeling and Observation of the Earth System (LAMOS), Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Camilo Menares
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) & Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Roberto Rondanelli
Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) & Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Forest fires emit carbon monoxide (CO) that can be transported into the atmosphere far from the sources and reacts to produce ozone (O3) that affects climate, ecosystems and health. O3 is also produced in the stratosphere and can be transported downwards. Using a global numerical model, we found that forest fires can affect CO and O3 even in the South Pacific, the most pristine region of the global ocean, but transport from the stratosphere is a more important O3 source than fires in the region.
Forest fires emit carbon monoxide (CO) that can be transported into the atmosphere far from the...