Measurements of excess O3, CO2, CO, CH4, C2H4, C2H2, HCN, NO, NH3, HCOOH, CH3COOH, HCHO, and CH3OH in 1997 Alaskan biomass burning plumes by airborne Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (AFTIR)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D17, 2000, Pages 22147-22166

  Goode, Jon G ^a,c   Yokelson, Robert J ^a   Ward, Darold E ^b,d   Susott, Ronald A ^b,d   Babbitt, Ronald E ^b,d   Davies, Mary Ann ^b,d   Hao, Wei Min ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Bruker Optics Inc   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; TRACE GAS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033761577     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jd900287     Document Type: Article

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