Airborne studies of emissions from savanna fires in southern Africa 1. Aerosol emissions measured with a laser optical particle counter

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23615-23630

  Le Canut, P ^a   Andreae, M O ^a   Harris, G W ^a,b   Wienhold, F G ^a   Zenker, T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL EMISSION; BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION RATIO; SAVANNA ECOSYSTEM;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0030404456     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd02610     Document Type: Article

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