Emissions of major gaseous and particulate species during experimental burns of southern African biomass

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Keene, William C ^a   Lobert, Jürgen M ^b,c   Crutzen, Paul J ^b,d   Maben, John R ^a   Scharffe, Dieter H ^d   Landmann, Tobias ^e,f   Hély, Christelle ^a,g,h   Brain, Conrad ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ENTEGRIS INC   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^f Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations ^*  (Namibia)

^g CEREGE   (France)

^h AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645519973     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006319     Document Type: Article

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