- Author
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Frouin, R.
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Iacobellis, S. F.
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Razafimpanilo, H.
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Somerville, R. C. J.
- Title
- Trace Gas Emissions to the Atmosphere by Biomass Burning in the West African Savannas. Final Report. October 1, 1994-March 31, 1994.
- Coporate
- California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla
- Report
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NASA-CR-196758
August 28, 1994
111 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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carbon dioxide
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combustion
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tracer
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radiometers
- Identifiers
- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data
- Abstract
- We have focused on savanna fires and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) our NAGW-2727 investigated entitled "Trace Gas Emissions to the Atmosphere by biomass Burning in the West African Savannas". Instead of just considering west African savannas, we have considered all north African savannas, because fires in various regions of the north African savannas occur at the same time, allowing us to study remote effects across the Atlantic Ocean. The lack of available high resolution, calibrated, and georeferenced satellite datasets over Africa has obliged us to use CO₂ emission rates available from the literature.