Emissions from fires in various tropical ecosystems

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:471044

Ward, D E ^[1]

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

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.

• OSTI ID: 471044
• Report Number(s): CONF-960420-; ISBN 0-884736-02-5; TRN: IM9722%%167
• 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

Related Subjects

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