Improving biomass burning emissions estimates by updating emission factors values

• Grant number: 23/03206-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: June 30, 2023
• End date: June 29, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão
• Grantee: Guilherme Augusto Verola Mataveli
• Supervisor: Matthew William Jones
• Host Institution: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of East Anglia (UEA), England
• Associated to the scholarship: 19/25701-8 - 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, BP.PD

Abstract

Biomass burning is a major source of emission of trace gases and aerosols into the atmosphere. These emissions are often related to broad detrimental impacts including climate change and endangering human health. Therefore, it is necessary to quantify biomass burning emissions accurately for assessing their impact on the environment and human life. However, these estimates are often linked to very high uncertainties. This proposal aims at improving the biomass burning emissions estimates derived from the PREP-CHEM-SRC emissions preprocessor version 1.8.3 by updating the emission factors in the tool based on recently proposed values. Moreover, the proposal also aims at assessing the uncertainties of this parameter in the tool by running PREP-CHEM-SRC using the minimum, average, and maximum emission factor values proposed by Andreae (2019). The assessment of the estimated biomass burning emissions and uncertainties will be performed at the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes considering the 2002-2020 period. Overall, it is expected an increase in biomass burning emissions after implementing the average emission factor values proposed by Andreae (2019) in PREP-CHEM-SRC, since these are higher in both croplands and savanna-related Land Use and Land Covers. (AU)

Scientific publications

(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)

SHIMABUKURO, YOSIO EDEMIR; DE OLIVEIRA, GABRIEL; PEREIRA, GABRIEL; ARAI, EGIDIO; CARDOZO, FRANCIELLE; DUTRA, ANDEISE CERQUEIRA; MATAVELI, GUILHERME. Assessment of Burned Areas during the Pantanal Fire Crisis in 2020 Using Sentinel-2 Images. FIRE-SWITZERLAND, v. 6, n. 7, p. 14-pg., 2023-07-01. (22/01746-5, 19/25701-8, 23/02386-5, 23/03206-0, 16/02018-2, 20/15230-5)

MATAVELI, GUILHERME; DE OLIVEIRA, GABRIEL; LIBONATI, RENATA; SILVA, CELSO H. L.; ANDERSON, LIANA O.. Novel Approaches and Techniques for Understanding Vegetation Fires in South America. FIRE-SWITZERLAND, v. 6, n. 7, p. 5-pg., 2023-07-01. (20/16457-3, 19/25701-8, 23/03206-0, 16/02018-2, 20/15230-5)

CHAVES, MICHEL E. D.; MATAVELI, GUILHERME; ZU ERMGASSEN, ERASMUS; ARAGAO, RAFAELA B. DE A. B.; ADAMI, MARCOS; SANCHES, IEDA D.. Reverse the Cerrado's neglect. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, v. N/A, p. 2-pg., 2023-07-17. (21/07382-2, 23/03206-0, 19/25701-8, 16/02018-2, 20/15230-5)