Interannual and seasonal variability of biomass burning emissions constrained by satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Duncan, Bryan N ^a   Martin, Randall V ^a   Staudt, Amanda C ^a   Yevich, Rosemarie ^a   Logan, Jennifer A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Interannual seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; BURNING; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0346801816     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002378     Document Type: Article

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