Satellite soil moisture observations predict burned area in Southeast Asian peatlands

Fires that emit massive amounts of CO2 and particulate matter now burn with regularity in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands. Natural peatlands in Southeast Asia are waterlogged for most of the year and experience little or no fire, but networks of canals constructed for agriculture have drained vas...

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Main Authors: Dadap, Nathan C (Author), Cobb, Alexander R. (Author), Hoyt, Alison May (Author), Harvey, Charles F (Author), Konings, Alexandra G (Author)
Other Authors: Singapore-MIT Alliance in Research and Technology (SMART) (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2020-05-22T22:10:58Z.
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