Weather radar detection of planetary boundary layer and smoke layer top of peatland fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Weather radar detection of planetary boundary layer and smoke layer top of peatland fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract During the dry period of August–October 2015, a C-band Doppler weather radar of the BMKG station in a fire-prone peatland area, Palangka Raya, detected echoes with reflectivity values between − 19 and + 34 dBZ at a height below 2–3 km and a slant range of 100 km. The MERRA-2/NASA atmospheri...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Arif Rahman, Devis Styo Nugroho, Manabu D. Yamanaka, Masahiro Kawasaki, Osamu Kozan, Masafumi Ohashi, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Shuichi Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79486-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79486-6

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