New fire diurnal cycle characterizations to improve fire radiative energy assessments made from MODIS observations

Accurate near real time fire emissions estimates are required for air quality forecasts. To date, most approaches are based on satellite-derived estimates of fire radiative power (FRP), which can be converted to fire radiative energy (FRE) which is directly related to fire emissions. Uncertainties i...

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Main Authors: N. Andela, J. W. Kaiser, G. R. van der Werf, M. J. Wooster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/15/8831/2015/acp-15-8831-2015.pdf