Articles | Volume 23, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-711-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-711-2023
Research article
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17 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 17 Jan 2023

Estimation of biomass burning emission of NO2 and CO from 2019–2020 Australia fires based on satellite observations

Nenghan Wan, Xiaozhen Xiong, Gerard J. Kluitenberg, J. M. Shawn Hutchinson, Robert Aiken, Haidong Zhao, and Xiaomao Lin

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This study used new TROPOMI measurements of NO2 and CO to characterize regional biomass burning characteristics and efficiency. We found that the NO2 / CO emission ratio was consistent with recent studies over temperate forest fires but slightly lower in savanna vegetation fires. Our results can help identify the relative contribution of smoldering and flaming activities as well as their impacts on the regional atmospheric composition and air quality.
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