Biomass burning controlled modulation of the solar radiation in Brazil

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 971-975

  Pereira, E B ^a   Martins, F R ^a   Abreu, S L ^b   Couto, P ^b   Colle, S ^b   Stuhlmann, R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; FOREST FIRE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033389456     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00370-1     Document Type: Article

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