Trace gas and particulate emissions from biomass burning in temperate ecosystemsEmissions measured from fires in graminoid wetlands, Mediterranean chaparrals, and boreal forests, suggest that such ecosystemic parameters as fuel size influence combustion emissions in ways that are broadly predictable. The degree of predictability is most noticeable when wetland fire-related results are compared with boreal forest emissions; the inorganic fraction of the particulate emissions is close in composition irrespective of the ecosystem. It is found that both aerosol and trace gas emissions are influenced by the phase of combustion.
Document ID
19920055028
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Cofer, Wesley R., III (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Levine, Joel S. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Winstead, Edward L. (ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA, United States)
Stocks, Brian J. (Forestry Canada Sault-Ste.-Marie, United States)