SAFARI 2000 Biomass Burning Emissions, Selected Sites, Dry Season 2000

Biomass burning is a major source for gaseous and particulate atmospheric pollution over southern Africa and globally. The purpose of this study was to quantify biomass burning emissions in an attempt to better understand and predict associated environmental impacts. Sixty biomass burning experiments were carried out November 2000-January 2001 in three regions of southern Africa that are representative of major regional ecosystem types: Etosha National Park (Namibia), Kruger National Park (South Africa), and woodland sites in Zambia and Malawi.

生物质燃烧是导致南非及全球大气中气体和颗粒物污染的主要来源。本研究的目的是量化生物质燃烧排放量，以期更深入地理解和预测相关的环境影响。在2000年11月至2001年1月期间，在南非南部三个具有代表性的主要区域生态系统类型的地区进行了六十次生物质燃烧实验：纳米比亚的埃托沙国家公园、南非的克鲁格国家公园，以及赞比亚和马拉维的林地地区。