Carbon emissions in Mediterranean shrubland wildfires: An experimental approach

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-93

  Garcia Hurtado, Elisa ^a   Pey, Jorge ^b,c   Baeza, M Jaime ^a   Carrara, Arnaud ^a   Llovet, Joan ^a   Querol, Xavier ^b   Alastuey, Andrés ^b   Vallejo, V Ramon ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c Department of Epidemiology Lazio Region ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon contribution; Combustion efficiency; Emission factor; Emission inventory; Shrubland

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CO AND CH; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; DRY MATTERS; EARTH'S CLIMATE; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FIRE EMISSIONS; FOREST FIRE EMISSIONS; FOREST FIRES; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; PARTICULATE CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; RE-GROWTH; REAL-TIME MONITOR; SHRUBLANDS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; EXPERIMENTS; FIRES; FOG;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON; FUEL; ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST FIRE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; REAL TIME; SHRUBLAND; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE; COMBUSTION; FIRE; FOREST; GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRUB; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION; FOGGING; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; SHRUBS;

AYORA; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VALENCIA [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA];

EID: 84872019262     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.063     Document Type: Article

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