Remote sensing of carbonaceous aerosol production by African savanna biomass burning

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 5895-5911

  Liousse, C ^a   Dulac, F ^a   Cachier, H ^a   Tanre D ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille   (France)

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EID: 0001169157     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03404     Document Type: Article

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