Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia

Carbon dioxide is by far the dominant greenhouse gas released from biomass burning activities for agricultural purposes, which can lead to a global warming potential if emissions to the atmosphere were left uncontrolled. The emissions of greenhouse gases from Sumatera, Indonesia during a major ha...

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Main Author: Mastura Mahmud
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Language:English
Published: Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2008
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1564/
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description Carbon dioxide is by far the dominant greenhouse gas released from biomass burning activities for agricultural purposes, which can lead to a global warming potential if emissions to the atmosphere were left uncontrolled. The emissions of greenhouse gases from Sumatera, Indonesia during a major haze episode that occurred in August 2005 were investigated. The highest rate of burning occurred mainly in the province of Riau during the first two weeks of August. Total greenhouse gases emitted were estimated from the active fire counts derived from the NOAA satellite. During the haze episode that hit the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, much green house gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and methane were emitted to the atmosphere. The dispersion patterns of one the greenhouse gases during the height of the haze episode showed the path of transportation of the gas and the locations affected within the vicinity of the sources. The emission and transportation of the greenhouse gases, mainly carbon monoxide, from the biomass burnt in Sumatera also increased the local concentration in Peninsular Malaysia
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spelling ukm-15642016-12-14T06:29:48Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1564/ Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia Mastura Mahmud, Carbon dioxide is by far the dominant greenhouse gas released from biomass burning activities for agricultural purposes, which can lead to a global warming potential if emissions to the atmosphere were left uncontrolled. The emissions of greenhouse gases from Sumatera, Indonesia during a major haze episode that occurred in August 2005 were investigated. The highest rate of burning occurred mainly in the province of Riau during the first two weeks of August. Total greenhouse gases emitted were estimated from the active fire counts derived from the NOAA satellite. During the haze episode that hit the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, much green house gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxide and methane were emitted to the atmosphere. The dispersion patterns of one the greenhouse gases during the height of the haze episode showed the path of transportation of the gas and the locations affected within the vicinity of the sources. The emission and transportation of the greenhouse gases, mainly carbon monoxide, from the biomass burnt in Sumatera also increased the local concentration in Peninsular Malaysia Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1564/1/mastura.pdf Mastura Mahmud, (2008) Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 3 (1). p. 15. ISSN 1823-884x http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/
spellingShingle Mastura Mahmud,
Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia
title Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia
title_full Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia
title_fullStr Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia
title_full_unstemmed Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia
title_short Greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in Southeast Asia
title_sort greenhouse gas emissions from a land use change activity during a haze episode in southeast asia
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