Africa burning: A thematic analysis of the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Swap, Robert J ^a,b   Annegarn, Harold J ^b   Suttles, J Timothy ^c   King, Michael D ^d   Platnick, Steven ^d   Privette, Jeffrey L ^d   Scholes, Robert J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Biomass burning; Emission factors; Radiation forcing; SAFARI 2000; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0742322550     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003747     Document Type: Article

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