Biomass burning smoke transport and radiative impact over the city of São Paulo: an extreme event case study

Rosas Santana, Jorge; Lima da Silva, Gabriela; Akemi Yamasoe, Marcia; Èvora do Rosario, Nilton

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Biomass burning smoke transport and radiative impact over the city of São Paulo: an extreme event case study

Jorge Rosas Santana, Gabriela Lima da Silva, Marcia Akemi Yamasoe, and Nilton Èvora do Rosario

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