Emissions from fires in various tropical ecosystems

Ward, D E

Title: Emissions from fires in various tropical ecosystems

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Biomass burning is estimated to consume more than 6 Pg of vegetation per year. The estimates suggest that from 10% to as much as 25% of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can be attributed to biomass burning with most of this resulting from practices leading to deforestation. For tropical regions, the source strength of emissions from biomass on a regional scale are believed to have profound effects on the atmospheric chemistry during periods when biomass burning is prevalent. The research over the past 7 years has included ecosystems in southern central Africa, Brazil, USA, and Canada.

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Ward, D E ^[1]

Forest Service, Missoula, MT (United States). Intermountain Research Station

Publication Date:: Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI Identifier:: 471044

Report Number(s):: CONF-960420-
ISBN 0-884736-02-5; TRN: IM9722%%167

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 7. global warming international conference and exposition, Vienna (Austria), 1-3 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of The 7. global warming international conference and expo: Abstracts; PB: 154 p.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; FIRES; TROPICAL REGIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; POLLUTION SOURCES; AFRICA; BRAZIL; USA; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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