Trace Gases and Particulate Matter Emissions from Wildfires and Agricultural Burning in Northeastern Mexico during the 2000 Fire Season

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1797-1808

  Mendoza, Alberto ^a   Garcia, Marisa R ^a   Vela, Patricia ^a   Lozano, D Fabian ^a   Allen, David ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; FIRE; FOREST; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEXICO; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION;

EID: 29844447662     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464778     Document Type: Article

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