Wildland fires. Monitoring, plume modelling, impact on atmospheric composition and climate

Developments in Environmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages 451-472

  Sofiev, Mikhail ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Biomass burning; Fire monitoring; Fire plumes; Wild land fires

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888381382     PISSN: 14748177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-098349-3.00021-9     Document Type: Chapter

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