Increasing concentrations of CO and O3: Rising deforestation rates and increasing troposheric carbon monoxide and ozone in Amazonia

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 210-212

  Kirchhoff, Volker W J H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Carbon monoxide; Deforestation; Ozone production

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA;

EID: 0030481484     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02986961     Document Type: Review

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27. Sponsors INPE, CNPq, and FAPESP have provided financial support to this research effort. The author is grateful to the members of INPE's ozone lab for their support and dedication over the years