Field measurements of trace gases emitted by prescribed fires in southeastern US pine forests using an open-path FTIR system

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 199-215

  Akagi, S K ^a   Burling, I R ^a   Mendoza, A ^b   Johnson, T J ^b   Cameron, M ^c   Griffith, D W T ^c   Paton Walsh, C ^c   Weise, D R ^d   Reardon, J ^e   Yokelson, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; FIELD SURVEY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRESCRIBED BURNING; TRACE GAS; UNDERSTORY; WILDFIRE;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891919673     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-199-2014     Document Type: Article

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