Mastura Mahmud
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Mastura Mahmud is a leading environmental scientist whose research focuses on atmospheric aerosols, biomass burning emissions, and the impacts of land-use change on air quality in Southeast Asia. Her most-cited work, a 2019 study on the 2015 Indonesian burning season (78 citations), provides critical insights into how severe drought and El Niño conditions drove extreme peatland fires, using AERONET remote sensing to characterize aerosol optical properties. This research has been instrumental in understanding the regional and global climate effects of biomass burning. Mahmud’s broader contributions include advancing satellite-based monitoring of haze events and linking fire emissions to public health risks. Her work is widely cited by atmospheric chemists, climate modelers, and policymakers addressing transboundary haze pollution. Through her rigorous field and remote sensing analyses, Mahmud has become a key voice in Southeast Asian environmental science, helping to shape mitigation strategies for fire-prone landscapes. Her research continues to inform sustainable land management and disaster preparedness in the region.
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