Land-Atmosphere Interactions Under Fire Regimes: From Surface Disturbances to Climate Feedbacks
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wildfires are persistent natural disasters and major sources of greenhouse gases and pollutants, posing significant risks to both climate and human health. Global warming and increasing drought events are projected to further intensify wildfire frequency and severity by extending fire seasons and enhancing fuel availability, thereby amplifying emissions. This escalation not only disrupts terrestrial ecosystems but also impacts downwind ecosystems, further reinforcing the warming–fire feedback loop. In the context of declining anthropogenic emissions yet persistent warming trends, the climate sensitivity of pyrogenic emissions deserves particular attention, necessitating improved quantification of wildfire impacts in climate assessments.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the critical role of fire in the Earth system. This topic aligns closely with the scope of Climate, which is dedicated to publishing high-quality research on the bidirectional feedbacks between climate change, land ecosystems, and wildfires. By featuring this Special Issue, we aim to provide a platform for researchers to share advances in understanding and modeling fire behavior in the Earth system, thereby strengthening our ability to inform fire management policies under future climate uncertainty—an essential component for guiding climate change mitigation strategies.
We welcome manuscripts that explore various aspects of land–atmosphere interactions related to wildfires. Suggested themes include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advances in representing fire processes in Earth system models and chemistry–climate models;
- Feedbacks between land ecosystems and wildfires under climate change;
- Environmental impacts of fire-induced ecosystem disturbances;
- Evaluation of the climate effects of wildfires across all relevant forcings.
Dr. Junri Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wildfires
- land-atmosphere interactions
- climate change feedback
- Earth system modeling
- atmospheric chemistry modeling
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