Technical note: Apportionment of Southeast Asian biomass burning and urban influence via in situ trace gas enhancement ratios
Joshua P. DiGangi,Glenn S. Diskin,Subin Yoon,Sergio L. Alvarez,James H. Flynn,Claire E. Robinson,Michael A. Shook,K. Lee Thornhill,Edward L. Winstead,Luke D. Ziemba,Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza,James B. Simpas,Miguel Ricardo A. Hilario,and Armin Sorooshian
Both fire and urban emissions are major contributors to air pollution in Southeast Asia. Relative increases in measurements of methane and carbon monoxide gases during an aircraft campaign near the Philippines in 2019 were used to isolate pollution emissions from fires vs. urban sources. Results were compared to atmospheric transport models to determine the sources' regional origins, and relationships between pollution indicators relevant to poor air quality were investigated for each source.
Both fire and urban emissions are major contributors to air pollution in Southeast Asia....