Radiative effect of surface albedo change from biomass burning

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Oct 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005georl..3220812m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 32, Issue 20, CiteID L20812

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles (0345, 4801, 4906), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Radiation: Transmission And Scattering, Global Change: Land Cover Change, Atmospheric Processes: Radiative Processes, Atmospheric Processes: Remote Sensing

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The radiative impact of burn scars from biomass is investigated. Changes in surface albedo derived from satellite observations over the African continent are used as a first order indication of this impact. Because the direct radiative effect of aerosols from biomass burning is dependent on the underlying surface albedo, we investigate the interaction of the direct radiative effect due to biomass burning aerosols with the change in surface reflection due to the burn scars. The radiative effect of reduced surface albedo from burn scars is estimated to be close to 0.1 Wm-2 over a region covering the African continent.

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