The influence of land use and land cover on fine particulate matter (PM2.5µm) emissions from fire in Amazonia and Cerrado biomes integrating modelling and remote sensing

• Grant number: 19/25701-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): November 01, 2020
• Effective date (End): October 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão
• Grantee: Guilherme Augusto Verola Mataveli
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Host Company: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Politécnica (EP)
• Associated research grant: 20/15230-5 - Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation - RCG2I, AP.PCPE

Abstract

Fires are a global phenomenon and a major source of emission of trace gases and aerosols into the atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate such emissions accurately and assess fire emission mitigation opportunities. Among drivers that influence the accuracy of fire emissions estimate we have land use and land cover, since emission factors are land use and land cover based. Considering the Brazilian territory, most of fire emissions are concentrated in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes, however, there is not an emission inventory based on orbital data considered as reference in these biomes. This project proposes to update land use and land cover in the PREP-CHEM-SRC pre-processing tool and to estimate PM2.5µm fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes using this tool, to compare such estimates with global emissions inventories and to assess the accuracy of the estimates in these biomes. It is also proposed to analyze the interannual and intrannual variation of PM2.5µm fire emissions in the Amazon biome and to quantify the reduction in such emissions resulting from the fire management techniques applied in protected areas of the Cerrado biome. It is expected that the development of this project defines the impact of land use and land cover on the estimate of PM2.5µm fire emissions and which emission inventory better represent fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes, as well as to comprehend the variation of such emissions in the Amazon biome and to show that the fire management techniques are effective at reducing fire emissions in the Cerrado biome. (AU)

Scientific publications

(8)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MATAVELI, GUILHERME A. V.; DE OLIVEIRA, GABRIEL; SEIXAS, HUGO T.; PEREIRA, GABRIEL; STARK, SCOTT C.; GATTI, LUCIANA V.; BASSO, LUANA S.; TEJADA, GRACIELA; CASSOL, HENRIQUE L. G.; ANDERSON, LIANA O.; et al. Relationship between Biomass Burning Emissions and Deforestation in Amazonia over the Last Two Decades. FORESTS, v. 12, n. 9, SEP 2021. (20/02656-4, 18/14006-4, 16/02018-2, 18/18493-7, 20/08916-8, 19/25701-8, 18/14423-4, 19/23654-2)

MATAVELI, GUILHERME A. V.; CHAVES, MICHEL E. D.; BRUNSELL, NATHANIEL A.; ARAGAO, LUIZ E. O. C.. The emergence of a new deforestation hotspot in Amazonia. PERSPECTIVES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, v. 19, n. 1, p. 33-36, JAN-MAR 2021. (16/02018-2, 19/25701-8)

LIMBERGER, LEILA; SIQUEIRA SILVA, MARIA ELISA; PEREIRA, GABRIEL; CARDOZO, FRANCIELLE DA SILVA; VEROLA MATAVELI, GUILHERME AUGUSTO; LIMA, BRUNA SIMOES. Streamflow and precipitation trends in the Brazilian Amazon basin and their association with Pacific decadal oscillation and deforestation. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, v. 146, n. 1-2, AUG 2021. (17/09308-9, 19/25701-8)

MATAVELI, GUILHERME A. V.; PEREIRA, GABRIEL; DE OLIVEIRA, GABRIEL; SEIXAS, HUGO T.; CARDOZO, FRANCIELLE DA S.; SHIMABUKURO, YOSIO E.; KAWAKUBO, FERNANDO S.; BRUNSELL, NATHANIEL A.. 2020 Pantanal's widespread fire: short- and long-term implications for biodiversity and conservation. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, v. 30, n. 11, JUL 2021. (19/25701-8, 16/02018-2)

PEREIRA, GABRIEL; RAMOS, RAQUEL DE CASSIA; ROCHA, LEONARDO CRISTIAN; BRUNSELL, NATHANIEL ALAN; MERINO, EDER RENATO; MATAVELI, GUILHERME AUGUSTO VEROLA; CARDOZO, FRANCIELLE DA SILVA. Rainfall patterns and geomorphological controls driving inundation frequency in tropical wetlands: How does the Pantanal flood?. PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, v. 45, n. 5, p. 669-686, OCT 2021. (16/02018-2, 19/25701-8)

PEREIRA, GABRIEL; RAMOS, RAQUEL DE CASSIA; ROCHA, LEONARDO CRISTIAN; BRUNSELL, NATHANIEL ALAN; MERINO, EDER RENATO; MATAVELI, GUILHERME AUGUSTO VEROLA; CARDOZO, FRANCIELLE DA SILVA. Rainfall patterns and geomorphological controls driving inundation frequency in tropical wetlands: How does the Pantanal flood?. PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, FEB 2021. (16/02018-2, 19/25701-8)

CONCEICAO, V, KATYANNE; CHAVES, MICHEL E. D.; PICOLI, MICHELLE C. A.; SANCHEZ, ALBER H.; SOARES, ANDERSON R.; MATAVELI, V, GUILHERME A.; SILVA, DANIEL E.; COSTA, JOELMA S.; CAMARA, GILBERTO. Government policies endanger the indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon. LAND USE POLICY, v. 108, SEP 2021. (16/02018-2, 19/25701-8)

DE OLIVEIRA, GABRIEL; BRUNSELL, NATHANIEL A.; CHEN, JING M.; SHIMABUKURO, YOSIO E.; MATAVELI, V, GUILHERME A.; DOS SANTOS, CARLOS A. C.; STARK, SCOTT C.; DE LIMA, ANDRE; ARAGAO, LUIZ E. O. C.. Legacy Effects Following Fire on Surface Energy, Water and Carbon Fluxes in Mature Amazonian Forests. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES, v. 126, n. 5, MAY 2021. (16/02018-2, 19/25701-8)