Model Intercomparison Project
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| mip_abstract | Fire, as the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, is an important Earth system process. It is regulated by weather, vegetation characteristics, and human activities, and at the same time, feeds back to them in multiple ways, such as affecting vegetation structure and composition, carbon, water and energy cycles, surface climate, atmospheric composition, and human health and properties. With the increasing occurrence of fires, especially the big ones, understanding fire regime changes and their impacts is more critical than ever. The Fire Model Intercomparison Project (FireMIP), started in 2014, is an international collaborative effort aimed at improving global fire models and advancing our knowledge of how fires affect vegetation and carbon using land ecosystem models. Now we’re bringing FireMIP into CMIP7. It represents a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing our understanding of fire dynamics and their impacts on the Earth system. It endeavors to systematically assess: (1) how well fires are simulated in coupling models, (2) how fire regimes have evolved from the past to the present, and will potentially change in the future under varying climate and socio-economic scenarios, and (3) how these fire changes affect the land, biosphere, atmosphere, and cryosphere (e.g., permafrost). FireMIP in CMIP7 is the first time a multiple coupled model ensemble approach has been used, which facilitates a comprehensive exploration of the simulation uncertainties in fires and fire impacts. Currently, most Earth system models (ESMs) incorporate fire modeling. In CMIP6, 19 models submitted outputs of fire variables, and this number is expected to grow in CMIP7. The integration of FireMIP in CMIP7 is now ready, and its implementation promises significant benefits. It will enhance coupled model development and understanding of model bias in the fire and closely-related carbon, water, energy, surface climate, and atmosphere chemistry. It will also provide robust insights into fire dynamics and the fire's role in the Earth system, thereby improving our understanding of global changes. In addition, an assessment of how fire regimes will change in the future could shape global fire management policies and inform climate change mitigation strategies. FireMIP in CMIP7 requests coupled models to provide simulations of burned areas and fire carbon emissions in both their historical and future simulations (1st Priority). Additionally, we encourage ESMs to conduct no-fire simulations (optional), which will used to quantify fire influences and understand cross-sphere interaction mechanisms. The scientific goals of FireMIP cannot be achieved by adding simulations to existing MIPs. For instance, LMIP will use offline land models and focus on land physics, while C4MIP focuses on only carbon. |
| mip_long_name | Fire Modeling Intercomparison Project |
| mip_website | https://www.senckenberg.de/en/institutes/sbik-f/quantitative-biogeography/qb-projects/firemip/ |
| name | FireMIP |
| uid | 527f5c83-8c97-11ef-944e-41a8eb05f654 |