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Experimental study of moisture content effects on the transient gas and particle emissions from peat fires by Hu, Yuqi, Christensen, Eirik G., Amin, Hafiz M.F., Smith, Thomas E.L., Rein, Guillermo

“…Peat fires are a global-scale source of carbon emissions and a leading cause of regional air quality deterioration, especially in Southeast Asia. The ignition…”
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Derivation of an urban materials spectral library through emittance and reflectance spectroscopy by Kotthaus, Simone, Smith, Thomas E.L., Wooster, Martin J., Grimmond, C.S.B.

“…Recent advances in thermal infrared remote sensing include the increased availability of airborne hyperspectral imagers (such as the Hyperspectral Thermal…”
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Significant sedge-mediated methane emissions from degraded tropical peatlands by Akhtar, Hasan, Lupascu, Massimo, Sukri, Rahayu S, Smith, Thomas E L, Cobb, Alexander R, Swarup, Sanjay

“…Sedge-mediated gas transport to the atmosphere has been recognized as a significant CH4 pathway in northern peatlands; however, in the Tropics, this pathway…”
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Arctic fires re-emerging by McCarty, Jessica L., Smith, Thomas E. L., Turetsky, Merritt R.

“…Underground smouldering fires resurfaced early in 2020, contributing to the unprecedented wildfires that tore through the Arctic this spring and summer. An…”
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Detection of Microplastics in Ambient Particulate Matter Using Raman Spectral Imaging and Chemometric Analysis by Levermore, Joseph M, Smith, Thomas E. L, Kelly, Frank J, Wright, Stephanie L

“…Microplastics have been observed in indoor and outdoor air. This raises concern for human exposure, especially should they occur in small enough sizes, which…”
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Post‐fire carbon dynamics in the tropical peat swamp forests of Brunei reveal long‐term elevated CH4 flux by Lupascu, Massimo, Akhtar, Hasan, Smith, Thomas E. L., Sukri, Rahayu Sukmaria

“…Tropical peatlands hold about 15%–19% of the global peat carbon (C) pool of which 77% is stored in the peat swamp forests (PSFs) of Southeast Asia…”
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Contrasting communications of sustainability science in the media coverage of palm oil agriculture on tropical peatlands in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore by Liu, Felicia H M, Ganesan, Vignaa, Smith, Thomas E L

“…•The article analyses the media portrayal of peatland agricultural practices.•We focus on the narratives surrounding the 2016 International Peat Congress.•It…”
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Phl p 5 levels more strongly associated than grass pollen counts with allergic respiratory health by Fuertes, Elaine, Jarvis, Debbie, Lam, Holly, Davies, Bethan, Fecht, Daniela, Candeias, Joana, Schmidt-Weber, Carsten B., Douiri, Abdel, Slovick, Anna, Scala, Enrico, Smith, Thomas E.L., Shamji, Mohamed, Buters, Jeroen T.M., Cecchi, Lorenzo, Till, Stephen J.

“…Studies have linked daily pollen counts to respiratory allergic health outcomes, but few have considered allergen levels. We sought to assess associations of…”
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The simulation of urban-scale evacuation scenarios with application to the Swinley forest fire by Veeraswamy, Anand, Galea, Edwin R., Filippidis, Lazaros, Lawrence, Peter J., Haasanen, Simo, Gazzard, Robert J., Smith, Thomas E.L.

“…•Development of a proto-type urban-scale pedestrian evacuation simulation tool.•Has application to planning and live incident management.•Loosely coupled to a…”
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Low-cost electronic sensors for environmental research: Pitfalls and opportunities by Chan, Kristofer, Schillereff, Daniel N, Baas, Andreas CW, Chadwick, Michael A, Main, Bruce, Mulligan, Mark, O’Shea, Francis T, Pearce, Reagan, Smith, Thomas EL, van Soesbergen, Arnout, Tebbs, Emma, Thompson, Joseph

“…Repeat observations underpin our understanding of environmental processes, but financial constraints often limit scientists’ ability to deploy dense networks…”
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Effects of integrated conservation–development projects on unauthorized resource use in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda: a mixed-methods spatio-temporal approach by Bernhard, Katie P., Smith, Thomas E. L., Sabuhoro, Edwin, Nyandwi, Elias, Munanura, Ian E.

“…This study supplements spatial panel econometrics techniques with qualitative GIS to analyse spatio-temporal changes in the distribution of integrated…”
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Emissions of trace gases from Australian temperate forest fires: emission factors and dependence on modified combustion efficiency by Guérette, Elise-Andrée, Paton-Walsh, Clare, Desservettaz, Maximilien, Smith, Thomas E. L, Volkova, Liubov, Weston, Christopher J, Meyer, Carl P

“…We characterised trace gas emissions from Australian temperate forest fires through a mixture of open-path Fourier transform infrared (OP-FTIR) measurements…”
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An optimal environment for our optimal selves? An autoethnographic account of self‐tracking personal exposure to air pollution by Tan, Sarah H. A., Smith, Thomas E. L.

“…This paper presents an autoethnographic account of routinely monitoring personal exposure to air pollution using a portable sensor, whilst reflecting on…”
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Spatial variability of fine particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) on the London Underground network by Saunders, Brynmor M., Smith, James D., Smith, Thomas E.L., Green, David C., Barratt, Benjamin

“…We present the first spatially explicit assessment of passenger exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across the London Underground transport network…”
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Assessment of Errors Caused by Forest Vegetation Structure in Airborne LiDAR-Derived DTMs by Simpson, Jake, Smith, Thomas, Wooster, Martin

“…Airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a survey tool with many applications in forestry and forest research. It can capture the 3D structure of…”
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Tropical Peatland Burn Depth and Combustion Heterogeneity Assessed Using UAV Photogrammetry and Airborne LiDAR by Simpson, Jake E, Wooster, Martin J, Smith, Thomas E L, Trivedi, Mandar, Vernimmen, Ronald R E, Dedi, Rahman, Shakti, Mulya, Dinata, Yoan

“…We provide the first assessment of tropical peatland depth of burn (DoB) using structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry, applied to imagery collected using a…”
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Modelling Human-Fire Interactions: Combining Alternative Perspectives and Approaches by Ford, Adriana E. S., Harrison, Sandy P., Kountouris, Yiannis, Millington, James D. A., Mistry, Jayalaxshmi, Perkins, Oliver, Rabin, Sam S., Rein, Guillermo, Schreckenberg, Kate, Smith, Cathy, Smith, Thomas E. L., Yadav, Kapil

“…Although it has long been recognised that human activities affect fire regimes, the interactions between humans and fire are complex, imperfectly understood,…”
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Opportunities and challenges for an Indonesian forest monitoring network by Brearley, Francis Q., Adinugroho, Wahyu C., Cámara-Leret, Rodrigo, Krisnawati, Haruni, Ledo, Alicia, Qie, Lan, Smith, Thomas E. L., Aini, Fitri, Garnier, Fabien, Lestari, Nurul S., Mansur, Muhammad, Murdjoko, Agustinus, Oktarita, Satria, Soraya, Emma, Tata, Hesti Lestari, Tiryana, Tatang, Trethowan, Liam A., Wheeler, Charlotte E., Abdullah, Muhammad, Aswandi, Buckley, Benjamin J. W., Cantarello, Elena, Dunggio, Iswan, Gunawan, Hendra, Heatubun, Charlie D., Arini, Diah Irawati Dwi, Istomo, Komar, Tajudin Edy, Kuswandi, Relawan, Mutaqien, Zaenal, Pangala, Sunitha R., Ramadhanil, Prayoto, Puspanti, Antun, Qirom, Muhammad A., Rozak, Andes H., Sadili, Asep, Samsoedin, Ismayadi, Sulistyawati, Endah, Sundari, Siti, Sutomo, Tampubolon, Agustinus P., Webb, Campbell O.

“…Key message Permanent sampling plots (PSPs) are a powerful and reliable methodology to help our understanding of the diversity and dynamics of tropical…”
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Evaluating ex situ rates of carbon dioxide flux from northern Borneo peat swamp soils by Low Ying Si, Eliza, Chadwick, Michael A., Smith, Thomas E. L., Sukmaria Sukri, Rahayu

“…Abstract This study quantified CO 2 emissions from tropical peat swamp soils in Brunei Darussalam. At each site, soil was collected from areas of intact and…”
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Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS): Longwave Radiation Parameterization and Seasonality-Related Developments by Loridan, Thomas, Grimmond, C. S. B., Offerle, Brian D., Young, Duick T., Smith, Thomas E. L., Järvi, Leena, Lindberg, Fredrik

“…Recent developments to the Local-scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS), a simple model able to simulate the urban energy balance, are…”
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