Airborne measurements of aerosols from burning biomass in Brazil related to the TRACE A experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23983-23992

  Pereira, E B ^a   Setzer, A W ^a   Gerab, F ^b   Artaxo, P E ^b   Pereira, M C ^a   Monroe, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Fund Cearense Meteorologia R   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; TRACE A;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0030358043     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00098     Document Type: Article

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