Influence of wildfires in Yakutia on interannual variability of AOT on   measurements at stations near Yakutsk
  This paper presents data on the optical thickness AOT in the context of long-term observations, including in times of large-scale forest fires in Yakutia. Sudden changes in such features as the AOT point directly to the impact of fires on aerosol structure of the atmosphere during the summer. 
S. Knurenko, I. Petrov
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