Lightning impacts on global forest and carbon dynamics: Current understanding and knowledge gaps

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Veraverbeke, Sander, Janssen, Thomas A. J., Brambleby, Esther, Jones, Matt, Zoletto, Bianca and van der Sande, Masha T. (2025) Lightning impacts on global forest and carbon dynamics: Current understanding and knowledge gaps. Global Change Biology, 31 (4). ISSN 1354-1013

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Abstract

Lightning is a fundamental Earth system process that influences the world's major forest biomes and their carbon storage through two primary pathways. Lightning is the major cause of boreal forest fires, while lightning strikes kill patches of trees in tropical forests. We summarized the current understanding of these processes and identified knowledge gaps.

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Additional Information:	Data Availability Statement: The tree cover and intact forest data in Figure 1 are publicly available. The lightning data in Figure 1 can be obtained from the corresponding author upon request. Funding: This work was supported by HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council (Grant 101000987). Netherlands Foundation for Scientific research, project number NWO-Veni.192.027. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) (NE/V01417X/1). UKRI NERC ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership (grant no. NE/S007334/1).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	boreal,carbon,fire,forest,lightning,tree mortality,tropical,global and planetary change,environmental chemistry,ecology,environmental science(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2306
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Apr 2025 14:30
Last Modified:	23 Apr 2025 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/99058
DOI:	10.1111/gcb.70179

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