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Articles | Volume 26, issue 10
Articles | Volume 26, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-6629-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-6629-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 10
Research article
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18 May 2026
Research article |  | 18 May 2026

Representing extreme fires and their radiative effects in a global climate model via variable scaling of emissions

Elizabeth Quaye, Ben T. Johnson, James M. Haywood, Guido R. van der Werf, Roland Vernooij, Stephen A. Sitch, and Tom Eames

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We find aerosol optical depths in a global climate model are overestimated during extreme wildfire events if emissions are scaled up by a factor of two, typically applied to improve simulated aerosol on seasonal–annual timescales. We propose a technique where a variable scaling factor is determined by fuel consumption, improving correlation in five fire-affected areas. We explore the impact of this change on aerosol radiative effects, during extreme events and on broader space and time scales.
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