NASA NTRS · 19960026667
Biomass Burning
Abstract
Biomass burning may be the overwhelming regional or continental-scale source of methane (CH4) as in tropical Africa and a significant global source of CH4. Our best estimate of present methane emissions from biomass burning is about 51.9 Tg/yr, or 10% of the annual methane emissions to the atmosphere. Increased frequency of fires that may result as the Earth warms up may result in increases in this source of atmospheric methane.
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Levine, Joel S., Cofer, Wesley R., III, Pinto, Joseph P.. 1993-01-01. Biomass Burning. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19960026667
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