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Title: Monitoring biomass burning and aerosol loading and transport from a geostationary satellite perspective

Abstract

The topic of this paper is the use of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) to monitor trends in biomass burning and aerosol production and transport in South America and through the Western Hemisphere. The GOES Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (ABBA) was developed to provide diurnal information concerning fires in South America; applications demonstrating the ability to document long-term trends in fire activity are described. Analyses of imagery collected by GOES-8 is described; six biomass burning seasons in South America revealed many examples of large-scale smoke transport extending over several million square kilometers. Four major transport regimes were identified. Case studies throughout South America, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala have successfully demonstrated the improved capability of GOES-8 for fire and smoke monitoring in various ecosystems. Global geostationary fire monitoring will be possible with the launch of new satellites. 12 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
535160
Report Number(s):
CONF-960146-
TRN: 97:005075-0021
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7. American Meteorological Society (AMS) symposium on global change studies, Atlanta, GA (United States), 28 Jan - 2 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Seventh symposium on global change studies; PB: 205 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 09 BIOMASS FUELS; FIRES; REMOTE SENSING; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; GOES SATELLITES; BIOMASS; SOUTH AMERICA; CLIMATIC CHANGE

Citation Formats

Prins, E M, and Menzel, W P. Monitoring biomass burning and aerosol loading and transport from a geostationary satellite perspective. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Prins, E M, & Menzel, W P. Monitoring biomass burning and aerosol loading and transport from a geostationary satellite perspective. United States.
Prins, E M, and Menzel, W P. 1996. "Monitoring biomass burning and aerosol loading and transport from a geostationary satellite perspective". United States.
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title = {Monitoring biomass burning and aerosol loading and transport from a geostationary satellite perspective},
author = {Prins, E M and Menzel, W P},
abstractNote = {The topic of this paper is the use of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) to monitor trends in biomass burning and aerosol production and transport in South America and through the Western Hemisphere. The GOES Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm (ABBA) was developed to provide diurnal information concerning fires in South America; applications demonstrating the ability to document long-term trends in fire activity are described. Analyses of imagery collected by GOES-8 is described; six biomass burning seasons in South America revealed many examples of large-scale smoke transport extending over several million square kilometers. Four major transport regimes were identified. Case studies throughout South America, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala have successfully demonstrated the improved capability of GOES-8 for fire and smoke monitoring in various ecosystems. Global geostationary fire monitoring will be possible with the launch of new satellites. 12 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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