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Total Citations
197
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About
Edvin Aldrian is a leading Indonesian climate and atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on the environmental impacts of biomass burning and aerosol pollution in Southeast Asia. His work is critical to understanding how deforestation, peatland drainage, and El Niño-driven droughts combine to produce catastrophic fire events and transboundary haze. Aldrian’s most-cited study (84 citations) examines the 2013 Riau smoke haze, linking land-clearing practices and dry climate to severe air pollution that reached Singapore, highlighting the region’s economic and health burdens. He has made foundational contributions to aerosol science through extensive use of AERONET remote sensing, characterizing the optical and radiative properties of biomass-burning aerosols during extreme events like the 2015 Indonesian burning season (78 citations). His 2022 synthesis of AERONET version 3 data across Indonesia provides a benchmark for regional aerosol climatology. Aldrian also investigates the striking visual phenomena of fire haze, such as the “red sky” over Jambi in 2019, connecting aerosol composition to atmospheric optics. With over 200 total citations, his work is essential for policymakers and researchers tackling fire management, air quality, and climate interactions in tropical peatland ecosystems.
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- 3Aerosol Properties in Central Kalimantan Due to Peatland Fire19 citations · 2016
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- 5Why was the sky red in Jambi during the forest fire?3 citations · 2021