Collaborative Research: Interacting Effects of Increasing Wildfire Severity and Abrupt Per — NSF Award to Michigan State Universit
Wildfires are increasing in severity and frequency as global temperatures rise. This trend is more pronounced in northern ecosystems, where temperatures have risen at twice the rate of the rest of the globe. These ecosystems store vast amounts of carbon (C) in soils and permafrost – more than double the amount of carbo
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Interacting Effects of Increasing Wildfire Severity and Abrupt Per |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2331668 |
| Awardee | Michigan State University |
| City | EAST LANSING |
| State | MI |
| Amount obligated | $56,507 |
| Principal investigator | Allison Goralnik |
| Program | ARCSS-Arctic System Science |
| Start date | 08/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Wildfires are increasing in severity and frequency as global temperatures rise. This trend is more pronounced in northern ecosystems, where temperatures have risen at twice the rate of the rest of the globe. These ecosystems store vast amounts of carbon (C) in soils and permafrost – more than double the amount of carbon currently in the atmosphere. Most of this permafrost is protected from climate-induced thaw by deep organic soils. Severe wildfires that burn deeply into the insulating layer of |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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