Wildfire activity enhanced during phases of maximum orbital eccentricity and precessional forcing in the Early Jurassic

Teuntje P. Hollaar; Sarah J. Baker; Stephen P. Hesselbo; Jean-François Deconinck; Luke Mander; Micha Ruhl; Claire M. Belcher

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00307-3

Communications Earth & Environment (Nov 2021)

Wildfire activity enhanced during phases of maximum orbital eccentricity and precessional forcing in the Early Jurassic

Teuntje P. Hollaar,
Sarah J. Baker,
Stephen P. Hesselbo,
Jean-François Deconinck,
Luke Mander,
Micha Ruhl,
Claire M. Belcher

Affiliations

Teuntje P. Hollaar: WildFIRE Lab, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Sarah J. Baker: WildFIRE Lab, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
Stephen P. Hesselbo: Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus
Jean-François Deconinck: Biogéosciences, Université de Bourgogne/Franche-Comté
Luke Mander: Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University
Micha Ruhl: Department of Geology, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Claire M. Belcher: WildFIRE Lab, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00307-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Increased fire activity in the Early Jurassic is related to changes in the hydrological cycle driven by enhanced seasonality due to orbital forcing, according to a mid-latitude sedimentary charcoal record spanning 350,000 years.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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