Impact of forest fires on particulate matter and ozone levels during the 2003, 2004 and 2005 fire seasons in portugal

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 414, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-62

  Martins, V ^a   Miranda, A I ^a   Carvalho, A ^a   Schaap, M ^b   Borrego, C ^a   Sa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air quality modeling; Atmospheric emissions; Forest fire; Ozone; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; BURNT AREAS; FIRE EMISSIONS; FOREST FIRE EMISSIONS; FOREST FIRES; MEASURE DATA; MODELING QUALITY; MODELING SYSTEMS; MONITORING LOCATIONS; OZONE LEVELS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL;

AIR QUALITY; DEFORESTATION; OZONE;

FIRES;

OZONE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST FIRE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONALITY;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIRE; FOREST; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; TREES;

AIR QUALITY; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION; FOREST FIRES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PORTUGAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84855566253     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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