OMI and MODIS observations of the anomalous 2008–2009 Southern Hemisphere biomass burning seasons

Significant inter-annual variability of biomass burning was observed in South America over the 2007–2009 period. The 2007 number of fires detected from space in South America, as well as the magnitude of the atmospheric aerosol load resulting from fire activity, was the largest over the last ten yea...

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Main Authors: O. Torres, Z. Chen, H. Jethva, C. Ahn, S. R. Freitas, P. K. Bhartia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-04-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/3505/2010/acp-10-3505-2010.pdf