Atmospheric emissions from vegetation fires in Portugal (1990-2008): Estimates, uncertainty analysis, and sensitivity analysis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2625-2640

  Rosa, I M D ^a   Pereira, J M C ^a   Tarantola, S ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; FOREST INVENTORY; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WILDFIRE;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79952963554     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2625-2011     Document Type: Article

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