Adjunct Professor Krishna Vadrevu and Professor Chris Justice with Professor Toshimasa Ohara from the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan recently co-edited a two-volume book on Biomass Burning in South and Southeast Asia.
Biomass burning is one of the most important sources of greenhouse gas emissions and aerosols in South and Southeast Asia and significantly impacts other countries through transboundary air pollution. With contributions from leading scientists, the 2-volumes offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the mapping and monitoring of fires, impacts of biomass burning on the land resources, climate, and the atmosphere, including policy aspects. They showcase several examples linking top-down remote sensing, bottom-up ground-based measurements, and integrated modeling to quantify biomass burning and land-atmosphere interactions. The books are collective achievements of renowned scientists working throughout South and Southeast Asia, the USA, and Europe. The books are a result of the NASA Land Cover/Land Use Change Program funded South/Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SARI; www.sari.umd.edu). SARI promotes innovative regional research, education, and training activities to enrich Land Cover/Land Use Change (LCLUC) science in South/Southeast Asia. The books will serve as a valuable guide for researchers involved in satellite remote sensing of fires, biomass burning, atmospheric science, ecology, spatial geography, remote sensing, GIS, and environmental science.
Highlights
- The sources and the causes of fires and biomass burning in South and Southeast Asia.
- Explains how remote sensing and geospatial technologies help map and monitor fires and biomass burning events.
- Focuses on large spatial scales integrating top-down and bottom-up methodologies.
- Addresses the pressing issues of biomass burning research needs and priorities in South and Southeast Asia.
Highlights
- The impacts of biomass burning on the environment in South and Southeast Asia.
- Explains the latest tools and techniques, particularly satellite remote sensing and geospatial technologies for quantifying biomass burning impacts and pollution.
- Focuses on large spatial scales integrating top-down and bottom-up methodologies.
- Addresses the pressing issues of air pollution rampant in South and Southeast Asia.
Editors would like to thank all the authors for their contributions. More details about the books can be found at the Publishers website.
Editors
Dr. Krishna Vadrevu, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, USA
Dr. Toshimasa Ohara, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan and
Prof. Chris Justice, University of Maryland College Park, USA
