Interannual variability in global biomass burning emissions from 1997 to 2004

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3423-3441

  Van Der Werf, G R ^a   Randerson, J T ^b   Giglio, L ^c   Collatz, G J ^c   Kasibhatla, P S ^d   Arellano Jr , A F ^d,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALONG TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETER; ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FUELWOOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; MODIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC SOIL; SATELLITE DATA; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 33747719968     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-3423-2006     Document Type: Article

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