Investigating the haze transport from 1997 biomass burning in Southeast Asia: its impact upon Singapore

• Published in: Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 35; no. 15; pp. 2723 - 2734
• Main Authors: Koe, Lawrence C.C., Arellano, Avelino F., McGregor, John L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2001
• Subjects: Atmospheric transport; Modeling; Monsoon; Particulate matter; Southeast Asia biomass burning; Singapore; Monsoon; Atmospheric transport; Modeling; Particulate matter; Southeast Asia biomass burning

The 1997 Indonesia forest fires was an environmental disaster of exceptional proportions. Such a disaster caused massive transboundary air pollution and indiscriminate destruction of biodiversity in the world. The immediate consequence of the fires was the production of large amounts of haze in the...