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Summary of types of data collected on the Convair C-131A aircraft

CARG Publications on SCAR-B (to date):

Hobbs, P. V., J. S. Reid, R. A. Kotchenruther, R. J. Ferek, and R. Weiss. "Direct Radiative Forcing by Smoke from Biomass Burning." Science, 272, 1776-1778, 1997.

Ross, J. L., P. V. Hobbs, and B. Holben. "Radiative Characteristics of Regional Hazers Dominated by Smoke from Biomass burning in Brazil: Closure Tests and Direct Radiative Forcing." J. Geophys. Res., SCAR-B Special Issue, 103, 31,925-31,941, 1998.

Reid, J. S. and P. V. Hobbs. "Physical and Optical Properties of Young Smoke from Individual Biomass Fires in Brazil." J. Geophys. Res., SCAR-B Special Issue, 103, 32,013-32,030, 1998.

Reid, J. S., P. V. Hobbs, C. Liousse, J. V. Martins, R. E. Weiss, and T. F. Eck. "Comparisons of Techniques for Measuring Shortwave Absorption and Black Carbon Content of Aerosols from Biomass Burning in Brazil." J. Geophys. Res., SCAR-B Special Issue, 103, 32,031-32,040, 1998.

Reid, J. S., P. V. Hobbs, R. J. Ferek, D. R. Blake, J. V. Martins, M. R. Dunlap, and C. Liousse. "Physical, Chemical and Optical Properties of Regional Hazes Dominated by Smoke in Brazil." J. Geophys. Res., SCAR-B Special Issue, 103, 32,059-32,080, 1998.

Kotchenruther, R. A. and P. V. Hobbs. "Humidification Factors of Aerosols from Biomass Burning in Brazil." J. Geophys. Res., SCAR-B Special Issue, 103, 32,081-32,089, 1998.

Ferek, R. J., J. S. Reid, P. V. Hobbs, D. R. Blake, and C. Liousse. "Emission Factors of Hydrocarbons, Halocarbons, Trace Gases and Particles from Biomass Burning in Brazil." J. Geophys. Res., SCAR-B Special Issue, 103, 32,107-32,118, 1998.

Christopher, S. A., X. Li, R. M. Welch, J. S. Reid, P. V. Hobbs, T. F. Eck, and B. Holben. "Estimation of Surface and Top-of-Atmosphere Shortwave Irradiances in Biomass Burning Regions During SCAR-B." J. Appl. Meteorol., 39, 1742-1753, 2000.

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