Determinants and predictability of global wildfire emissions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 6845-6861

  Knorr, W ^a   Lehsten, V ^a   Arneth, A ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION; RADIATIVE FORCING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACE GAS;

EID: 84869001808     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-6845-2012     Document Type: Article

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