Estimating and Monitoring Effects of Area Burned and Fire Severity on Carbon Cycling, Emissions, and Forest Health and Sustainability in Central Siberia

Start Date:

01/01/2000

End Date:

01/01/2003

Project Call:

Carbon Cycle

Science Theme:

Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycle Impacts

Regional Initiative:

Northern Eurasian Earth Science Partnership Initiative

Region:

Siberia and Russian Far East

Asia

Solicitation:

LCLUC-99

Team members:

Person Name	Person role on project	Affiliation
Susan Conard	Principal Investigator	USDA Forest Service, , United States

Abstract:

Over 30% of global terrestrial biomass is in boreal forests, 2/3 of this in Russia. · Globally there are about 1.2 billion ha of boreal forest and woodlands. · Wildland fire affects some 14 to 15 million ha of boreal forest annually.

Project Documents

Year	Authors	Type	Title
2003		Annual Progress Report	Modeling and Monitoring Effects of Area Burned and Fire Severity on Carbon Cycling, Emissions, and Forest Health and Sustainability in Central Siberia
2000	Susan Conard	NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation	Estimating and Monitoring Effects of Area Burned and Fire Severity on Carbon Cycling, Emissions, and Forest Health and Sustainability in Central Siberia