Characterization of Biomass Burning Aerosols During the 2019 Fire Event: Singapore and Kuching Cities

A large-scale episode of biomass burning was observed during the months of August to October 2019. Satellite and in-situ observations reported scores of fires over the regions of central Sumatra and southern Kalimantan of Indonesia. Prevailing meteorological conditions contributed to long range transport of these aerosol particles and they were observed over several cities in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. In this work, we report in-situ observations at two AERONET sites located in Singapore and Kuching (Sarawak, East Malaysia) complemented by satellite imagery (MODIS) over the above mentioned regions.