Trace gas emissions from the production and use of domestic biofuels in Zambia measured by open-path Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Bertschi, Isaac T ^a   Yokelson, Robert J ^a   Ward, Darold E ^b   Christian, Ted J ^a   Hao, Wei Min ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass burning; Biomass energy; Charcoal; Fuelwood; Oxygenated organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS BURNING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0742322543     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002158     Document Type: Article

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