Format:
XLVII, 638 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
9780080556093
Series Statement:
Developments in environmental science 8
Content:
Contents: Series Preface ; Book Preface ; Introduction ; Section I General Information and Emissions ; Impacts of vegetation fire emissions on the environment, human health and security a global perspective ; Climatic and weather factors affecting fire occurrence and behavior ; Characterizing sources of forest fire emissions ; Chemistry of wild land fire emissions ; Trace-gas emissions from burnings in forests and grasslands with emphasis on Brazil and California ; The influence of grassfire on atmospheric environment ; Effects of wild land fire on regional and global carbon stocks in a changing environment ; Airborne remote sensing of wildland fires ; Section II Ambient Air Quality, Visibility and Human Health - Regional Perspectives ; Effects of forest fires on air quality and visibility in North America ; Assessment of forest fires impact and emissions in the European Union based on the European Forest Fire Information System ; Forest fires and air quality issues in southern Europe ; Spatial and temporal trends in distribution of forest fires and gaseous emissions in Central and Eastern Europe ; The 2002 mega-fire event in Central Russia: meteorology, optical properties of the atmosphere, air quality, and unexpected consequences ; Radioactive emissions from forest fires near Chernobyl, Ukraine ; Effects of Applications of Wildfire on Air Quality in China ; Smoke from wildfires and prescribed burning in Australia: health and environmental issues ; Estimating contributions of wild land and prescribed fires on diurnal patterns of ozone in Southern Sierra Nevada, California ; Section III Ecological Impacts of Forest Fires and Air Pollution ; Effects of warmer climate on stress complexes in forests of western North America ; A comparison of the ecological changes in forests caused by fires in California and adjacent Baja California in Mexico ; Air pollution increases forest susceptibility to wildfires in southern California ; Wildfire effects on forest carbon and nutrient budgets and water quality in Sierran forests ; Spatial analysis of critical load exceedances, including the effects of fire, on mixed conifer forests in southern California ; Interactive effects of wild land fires and air pollution on forests and other ecosystems - a synthesis ; Section IV Management Issues ; Managing smoke from wildfires and prescribed burning in southern Australia ; Real-Time Smoke Prediction Systems applicable for land management ; Managing forests affected by air pollution, climate change and altered fire regimes near urban areas ; V. Concluding Section ; Integrating forest fires and air quality research - needs and recommendations
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MAB0014.001: PIK N 531-09-0087
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