Tropical Forest Fire Emission Factors From Brazil 2004

LBA-ECO TG-10 Fire Emission Factors dataset provides derived emission factors for particulate matter and gases from deforestation fires. The data originates from the Tropical Forest and Fire Emissions Experiment (TROFFEE), which combined laboratory measurements with airborne and ground-based field campaigns during the 2004 Amazon dry season. Emission factors were determined for 19 fires, quantifying emissions from pristine forest, plantations, and deforestation events.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional air pollution impacts from deforestation fires using emission factors for PM10, O3, CO2, CO, NO, NO2, HONO, HCN, NH3, OCS, DMS, CH4, and NMOCs.
• Quantifying fuel consumption and fire ecology for different tropical land cover types, including pristine forest and plantations.
• Analyzing the composition and magnitude of a large-scale biomass burning megaplume that spanned Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
• Comparing emission factors from specific fire sources using associated metadata on fuel type, latitude, and longitude.

Strengths

• Emission factors derived from a coordinated experiment combining laboratory, airborne, and ground-based measurements.
• Covers a wide range of chemical compounds, including up to 48 non-methane organic compounds (NMOCs).
• Data is based on measurements from 19 distinct tropical deforestation fires during a defined dry season.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source platform.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between sources (2004-09-08 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.
• License is specified as 'other-license-specified' without further detail.

Provenance

Source

Tropical Forest and Fire Emissions Experiment (TROFFEE), likely associated with ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Laboratory measurements followed by airborne and ground-based field campaigns.

Time Range

August and September 2004.

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:10:46.335636

Geography

Mato Grosso, Para, and Amazonas, Brazil, with plume coverage extending into Bolivia and Paraguay.