Trace gas emissions from biomass burning in tropical Australian savannas
- Univ. of Wollongong, New South Wales (Australia)
- CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre, Darwin (Australia)
The trace gas emissions of biomass burning was measured during the 1991 and 1992 dry seasons (April through October) at the Kapalga Research Station in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Over 100 smoke samples from savannah fires were collected, from the ground and from aircraft flying at 50 to 700 meters above the fires. The samples were analyzed for carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, and other carbon and nitrogen compounds using gas phase Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, matrix isolation FTIR spectroscopy, and chemiluminescence techniques. This paper describes the results of the gas analyses and discusses the potential impacts of these gases on regional atmospheric chemistry.49 refs., 4 figs., 7 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 98836
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, Issue D8; Other Information: PBD: 20 Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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