Combustion completeness in a rainforest clearing experiment in Manaus, Brazil

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D11, 1998, Pages 13195-13199

  Carvalho Jr , João A ^a   Higuchi, Niro ^b   Araújo, Thaís M ^a   Santos, José C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; FIRE; RAINFOREST CLEARING;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032551102     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00172     Document Type: Article

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