Open AccessSmoke Signals in the Amazon
Author(s) -
Alexandra Branscombe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo065731
Subject(s) - amazon rainforest , smoke , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , meteorology , geography , biology , ecology
Forest fires can occur naturally, but in the world's largest rain forest, fire can signal large-scale deforestation.