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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Updated African biomass burning emission inventories in the framework of the AMMA-IDAF program, with an evaluation of combustion aerosols
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Volume 10, No. 19, Year 2010
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African biomass burning emission inventories for gaseous and particulate species have been constructed at a resolution of 1 km by 1km with daily coverage for the 2000-2007 period. These inventories are higher than the GFED2 inventories, which are currently widely in use. Evaluation specifically focusing on combustion aerosol has been carried out with the ORISAM-TM4 global chemistry transport model which includes a detailed aerosol module. This paper compares modeled results with measurements of surface BC concentrations and scattering coefficients from the AMMA Enhanced Observations period, aerosol optical depths and single scattering albedo from AERONET sunphotometers, LIDAR vertical distributions of extinction coefficients as well as satellite data. Aerosol seasonal and interannual evolutions over the 2004-2007 period observed at regional scale and more specifically at the Djougou (Benin) and Banizoumbou (Niger) AMMA/IDAF sites are well reproduced by our global model, indicating that our biomass burning emission inventory appears reasonable. © 2010 Auhtor (s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Liousse, Catherine
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Guillaume, B.
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Grégoire, Jean Marie
Belgium, Brussels
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Mallet, Marc
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Galy, C.
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Pont, Véronique
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Akpo, Aristide Barthélémy
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Bedou, Mouhamadou
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Castéra, P.
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Laouali, D.
Nigeria, Niamey
Faculté Des Sciences
Gardrat, Eric
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Granier, Claire
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
United States, Boulder
Noaa Earth System Research Laboratory
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Konaré, Abdourahamane
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Malavelle, F.
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Mariscal, Armand
France, Grenoble
Institut Des Sciences de la Terre Isterre
Mieville, A.
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Rosset, R.
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Serča, Dominique
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Solmon, Fabien
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Tummon, Fiona
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Assamoi, Eric Michel
France, Toulouse
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-pyrénées
Yoboué, Véronique
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Van Velthoven, P.
Netherlands, De Bilt
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
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Citations: 124
Authors: 23
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5194/acp-10-9631-2010
ISSN:
16807316
e-ISSN:
16807324
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Benin
Niger