Smoke and Bioaerosols in Climate Change (BioSmoke) - Leibniz ScienceCampus Leipzig

The Leibniz ScienceCampus "Smoke and Bioaerosols in Climate Change" (LSC BioSmoke) investigates the links between wildfires and climate change: Interactions between the atmosphere and the biosphere have so far been insufficiently understood, particularly in the context of rapid climate change. Droughts caused by more frequent climate extremes increase the risk of severe wildfires. Such fires and the resulting smoke particles and gases have an impact on air quality, the Earth's radiation balance and vegetation patterns in affected regions. 

A combination of expertise from different scientific disciplines is required to investigate the processes in the interlinked atmosphere-climate-vegetation system. The Leibniz ScienceCampus therefore brings together expertise in atmospheric and biodiversity research, aerosols, clouds and atmospheric processes, biomass combustion analysis and water and energy cycles in order to clarify the controlling factors and the effects of the release of aerosol particles from vegetation.