A 2007 aircraft-based study of plumes from biomass burning origin from Mexico and Central America advected over south Texas and the western Gulf of Mexico.

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dc.contributor.advisorShauck, Maxwell Eustace.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Sergio L.
dc.contributor.departmentAir Science.en
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University. Institute for Air Science.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-10T12:57:33Z
dc.date.available2009-06-10T12:57:33Z
dc.date.copyright2009-05
dc.date.issued2009-06-10T12:57:33Z
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 45-48).en
dc.description.abstractBiomass burning is the burning of living and dead vegetation which includes grasslands, forests, and agricultural lands (Levin, 1998). It is a global phenomenon and serves a multitude of purposes such as clearing of forests and brushland for agricultural use; control of weeds; production of charcoal; and energy production for cooking and heating (Crutzen and Andreae, 1990). The Baylor Institute for Air Science (BIAS) equipped an aircraft to measure trace gases and aerosols during two science flights in the south Texas region. One science flight was flown to collect "background" continental and marine layer air data and the other to collect data in biomass-burning smoke plumes from Mexico and Central American countries. Measurements were taken in the geographic region along the US-Mexico Border and adjacent area over the western Gulf of Mexico. Results of this study indicate that individual smoke plumes may occur episodically over the Texas border region to Mexico under prevailing southeasterly wind directions. The origin of these plumes may be diverse ranging from individual local fire emissions to medium range transport of biomass burning.en
dc.description.degreeI.M.E.S.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Sergio L. Alvarez.en
dc.format.extentxi, 48 p. : ill., maps, photos.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/5326
dc.language.isoenen
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen
dc.subjectBurning of land --- Central America.en
dc.subjectBurning of land --- Mexico.en
dc.subjectSmoke plumes --- Central America.en
dc.subjectSmoke plumes --- Mexico.en
dc.subjectAir -- Pollution --- Mexico, Gulf of.en
dc.subjectAir -- Pollution --- Texas --- Zapata County.en
dc.subjectAir -- Pollution -- Analysis.en
dc.subjectTransboundary pollution.en
dc.titleA 2007 aircraft-based study of plumes from biomass burning origin from Mexico and Central America advected over south Texas and the western Gulf of Mexico.en
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