Indonesian fire activity and smoke pollution in 2015 show persistent nonlinear sensitivity to El Niño-induced drought

RD Field, GR Van Der Werf, T Fanin… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The 2015 fire season and related smoke pollution in Indonesia was more severe than the
major 2006 episode, making it the most severe season observed by the NASA Earth …

Connecting Indonesian fires and drought with the type of El Niño and phase of the Indian Ocean dipole during 1979–2016

X Pan, M Chin, CM Ichoku… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study advances the previous understanding of the role of climate variability on
Indonesian fire activity, by considering (i) the presence of different types of El Niño and (ii) …

Precipitation–fire linkages in Indonesia (1997–2015)

T Fanin, GR Van Der Werf - Biogeosciences, 2017 - bg.copernicus.org
Over the past decades, fires have burned annually in Indonesia, yet the strength of the fire
season is for a large part modulated by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The two …

Amplification of wildfire area burnt by hydrological drought in the humid tropics

M Taufik, PJJF Torfs, R Uijlenhoet, PD Jones… - Nature Climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Borneo's diverse ecosystems, which are typical humid tropical conditions, are deteriorating
rapidly, as the area is experiencing recurrent large-scale wildfires, affecting atmospheric …

A pan-tropical cascade of fire driven by El Niño/Southern Oscillation

Y Chen, DC Morton, N Andela, GR Van Der Werf… - Nature climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a pronounced influence on year-to-
year variations in climate. The response of fires to this forcing is complex and has not been …

Seasonal forecasting of fire over Kalimantan, Indonesia

AC Spessa, RD Field, F Pappenberger… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2015 - nhess.copernicus.org
Large-scale fires occur frequently across Indonesia, particularly in the southern region of
Kalimantan and eastern Sumatra. They have considerable impacts on carbon emissions …

The effect of the precipitation pattern of the dry season on peat fire occurrence in the Mega Rice Project area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

EI Putra - Tropics, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Indonesia has experienced severe tropical forest fires from a long time ago, mainly in El
Niño years. However, previous studies showed that after 1997 forest and peat fires in …

Spatiotemporal fire occurrence in Borneo over a period of 10 years

A Langner, F Siegert - Global Change Biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
South‐east Asia's tropical rainforests are experiencing the highest rate of deforestation
worldwide and fire is one of the most important drivers of forest loss and subsequent carbon …

ENSO modulation of seasonal rainfall and extremes in Indonesia

Supari, F Tangang, E Salimun, E Aldrian… - Climate Dynamics, 2018 - Springer
This paper provides a detailed description of how ENSO events affect seasonal and extreme
precipitation over Indonesia. Daily precipitation data from 97 stations across Indonesia …

Fire, drought and El Niño relationships on Borneo (Southeast Asia) in the pre-MODIS era (1980–2000)

MJ Wooster, GLW Perry, A Zoumas - Biogeosciences, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
Borneo (Indonesia) is Earth's third largest island, and the location of both extensive areas of
rainforest and tropical peatlands. It is the site of both regular (seasonal) biomass burning …