An assessment of vegetation fire in Africa (1981-1991): Burned areas, burned biomass, and atmospheric emissions

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 933-950

  Barbosa, Paulo Marinho ^a   Stroppiana, Daniela ^a   Grégoire, Jean Marie ^a   Pereira, José Miguel Cardoso ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AVHRR; BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION; TRACE GAS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033302706     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB900042     Document Type: Article

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