New Tropical Peatland Gas and Particulate Emissions Factors Indicate 2015 Indonesian Fires Released Far More Particulate Matter (but Less Methane) than Current Inventories Imply
Deforestation and draining of the peatlands in equatorial SE Asia has greatly increased their flammability, and in September–October 2015 a strong El Niño-related drought led to further drying and to widespread burning across parts of Indonesia, primarily on Kalimantan and Sumatra. These fires resul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-03-01
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Series: | Remote Sensing |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/4/495 |