Estimation of carbon and carbonaceous gases emission from forest fires in Jilin Province

Although much work has been conducted on the estimation of carbon release from forest fires, most of the values were based on the mean values of biomass. In this paper, the carbon release from the forest fires in Jilin province was studied based on the practical biomass combusted in the fires. According to the statistic data of forest fires occurred in Jilin Province, the mean annual amount of carbon released was estimated to be 22 004.38–29 339.17 t, about 1.05% of the total national emissions from forest fires. Annual mass emissions of CO2, CO and CH4 from forest fires in Jilin Province were 72 614.45–96 819.27 t, 5 283.01–7 044.02 t and 1 784.40–2 379.20 t, respectively.