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Article

Impact of Biomass Burning, Wildfires, and Wind Events on Aerosol Optical Depth: Implications for Climate Change

by
Tymon Zielinski
1,
Amandine Willems
2,* and
Mathilde Lartigaud
2
1
Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
2
Seatech, University of Toulon, 83130 Toulon, France
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(13), 5633; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14135633
Submission received: 29 May 2024 / Revised: 20 June 2024 / Accepted: 26 June 2024 / Published: 27 June 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Aerosol Measurement, Properties and Its Impacts)

Abstract

In this article, we describe multiannual variations of the atmospheric aerosol optical depth values in the widely understood area of the Baltic Sea. We present the trends in the changes and depict unusual aerosol situations. As a result of analyses, we focus on 2019, since unusually high values of aerosol optical depth were recorded in several stations around the Baltic. We match the high aerosol levels with an unusually high number of wildfires across Europe in spring and summer, which emitted large quantities of aerosols into the atmosphere that were distributed over vast European areas in part by the wind. We then connect this case with the climate change consequences. Since aerosols influence the radiative budget of the planet by directly affecting the atmospheric radiation budget, it is obvious that human well-being is in danger due to wildfires, as well as from the atmospheric perspective. Climate change will lead to more frequent fires; thus, humans need to develop solutions to decrease the risk of fire outbreaks.
Keywords: climate change; anthropogenic impact; wildfire; biomass burning; AOD; Baltic Sea climate change; anthropogenic impact; wildfire; biomass burning; AOD; Baltic Sea

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Zielinski, T.; Willems, A.; Lartigaud, M. Impact of Biomass Burning, Wildfires, and Wind Events on Aerosol Optical Depth: Implications for Climate Change. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 5633. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14135633

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Zielinski T, Willems A, Lartigaud M. Impact of Biomass Burning, Wildfires, and Wind Events on Aerosol Optical Depth: Implications for Climate Change. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(13):5633. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14135633

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Zielinski, Tymon, Amandine Willems, and Mathilde Lartigaud. 2024. "Impact of Biomass Burning, Wildfires, and Wind Events on Aerosol Optical Depth: Implications for Climate Change" Applied Sciences 14, no. 13: 5633. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14135633

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