Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season

Thermal emissions from vegetation fires in Peninsular Malaysia as monitored by the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) satellite during the burning season from February to March 2002 had showed that the states of Perak, Selangor and Pahang exhibited higher burning activities compared t...

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Main Author: Mastura Mahmud
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2005
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1552/
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description Thermal emissions from vegetation fires in Peninsular Malaysia as monitored by the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) satellite during the burning season from February to March 2002 had showed that the states of Perak, Selangor and Pahang exhibited higher burning activities compared to other states. The hotspots displayed patterns of clusters that were variable temporally and spatially. Incomplete and uncontrolled vegetation burning can be a potential polluter to the surrounding atmosphere. Estimates of the emissions and dispersion of pollutants such as particulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and non-methane hydrocarbons were investigated. The emission estimates showed that comparatively, carbon monoxide ranked as the highest polluter, followed by particulate matter and nonmethane hydrocarbons. Estimates of the greenhouse gases showed that carbon dioxide was much higher than either the emissions of nitrous oxides or methane
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spelling ukm-15522016-12-14T06:29:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1552/ Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season Mastura Mahmud, Thermal emissions from vegetation fires in Peninsular Malaysia as monitored by the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) satellite during the burning season from February to March 2002 had showed that the states of Perak, Selangor and Pahang exhibited higher burning activities compared to other states. The hotspots displayed patterns of clusters that were variable temporally and spatially. Incomplete and uncontrolled vegetation burning can be a potential polluter to the surrounding atmosphere. Estimates of the emissions and dispersion of pollutants such as particulates, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and non-methane hydrocarbons were investigated. The emission estimates showed that comparatively, carbon monoxide ranked as the highest polluter, followed by particulate matter and nonmethane hydrocarbons. Estimates of the greenhouse gases showed that carbon dioxide was much higher than either the emissions of nitrous oxides or methane Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1552/1/1.pdf Mastura Mahmud, (2005) Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 1 (1). pp. 32-45. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia
spellingShingle Mastura Mahmud,
Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season
title Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season
title_full Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season
title_fullStr Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season
title_full_unstemmed Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season
title_short Active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular Malaysia during the 2002 burning season
title_sort active fire and hotspot emissions in peninsular malaysia during the 2002 burning season
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1552/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1552/1/1.pdf