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Biographies |
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Acknowledgements |
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Preface |
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Introduction |
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Section I: General Information and Emissions |
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Impacts of Vegetation Fire Emissions on the Environment, Human Health, and Security: A Global Perspective |
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3 | (34) |
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Climatic and Weather Factors Affecting Fire Occurrence and Behavior |
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37 | (24) |
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Characterizing Sources of Emissions from Wildland Fires |
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61 | (18) |
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Chemical Composition of Wildland Fire Emissions |
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79 | (30) |
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Effects of Wildland Fire on Regional and Global Carbon Stocks in a Changing Environment |
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109 | (30) |
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Airborne Remote Sensing of Wildland Fires |
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139 | (32) |
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Section II: Ambient Air Quality, Visibility and Human Health---Regional Perspectives |
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Effects of Forest Fires on Visibility and Air Quality |
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171 | (26) |
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Assessment of Forest Fire Impacts and Emissions in the European Union Based on the European Forest Fire Information System |
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197 | (12) |
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Forest Fires and Air Quality Issues in Southern Europe |
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209 | (24) |
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Spatial and Temporal Trends in Distribution of Forest Fires in Central and Eastern Europe |
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233 | (14) |
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A Mega-Fire Event in Central Russia: Fire Weather, Radiative, and Optical Properties of the Atmosphere, and Consequences for Subboreal Forest Plants |
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247 | (18) |
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Vegetation Fires, Smoke Emissions, and Dispersion of Radionuclides in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone |
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265 | (12) |
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Remote Sensing Applications of Wildland Fire and Air Quality in China |
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277 | (12) |
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Smoke from Wildfires and Prescribed Burning in Australia: Effects on Human Health and Ecosystems |
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289 | (30) |
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Section III: Ecological Impacts of Forest Fires and Air Pollution |
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Global Warming and Stress Complexes in Forests of Western North America |
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319 | (20) |
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A Probabilistic View of Chaparral and Forest Fire Regimes in Southern California and Northern Baja California |
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339 | (26) |
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Air Pollution Increases Forest Susceptibility to Wildfires: A Case Study in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California |
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365 | (40) |
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Fire Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Forests of The Sierra Nevada |
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405 | (20) |
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Management Options for Mitigating Nitrogen (N) Losses from N-Saturated Mixed-Conifer Forests in California |
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425 | (32) |
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Interactive Effects of Climate and Wildland Fires on Forests and other Ecosystems-Section III Synthesis |
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457 | (14) |
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Section IV: Management Issues |
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Fire Danger and Fire Behavior Modeling Systems in Australia, Europe, and North America |
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471 | (28) |
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Regional Real-Time Smoke Prediction Systems |
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499 | (36) |
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Managing Smoke from Wildfires and Prescribed Burning in Southern Australia |
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535 | (16) |
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A Statistical Model for Forecasting Hourly Ozone Levels During Fire Season |
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551 | (16) |
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Managing Air Pollution Impacted Forests of California |
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567 | (18) |
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Section V: Concluding Section |
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Integrating Research on Wildland Fires and Air Quality: Needs and Recommendations |
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585 | (18) |
Author Index |
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603 | (26) |
Subject Index |
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