Abstract:<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Every year, a dense smoke haze of regional dimensions covers a large portion of South America originated from fire activities in the Amazon Basin and Central parts of Brazil during the dry/biomass-burning season between August and October. Over a large portion of South America, the average aerosol optical depth at 550&#8201;nm exceeds 1.0 during the fire season while the background value during the rainy season is below 0.2. Smoke … Show more
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