Haze is a common phenomenon afflicting Southeast Asia (SEA), including Malaysia, and
has occurred almost every year within the last few decades. Haze is associated with high …

Abstract Equatorial Asia, which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei,
developed coastal tropical peatlands, following the last glacial maximum. Recent human …

Deforestation and draining of the peatlands in equatorial SE Asia has greatly increased their
flammability, and in September–October 2015 a strong El Niño-related drought led to further …

Water uptake properties of organic matter (OM) are critical for aerosol direct and indirect
effects. OM contains various chemical species that have a wide range of water solubility …

The recognition that wetlands play an important role in regulating global climate has led to
management actions intended to maintain and enhance the globally significant amounts of …

Southeast Asian haze is a semi-natural phenomenon that chokes the region each year
during the dry monsoon season. Smoke-haze episodes caused by the vegetation and peat …

Southeast Asia experiences recurring wildfire events. Aerosol particles from these wildfires
include metal species, which are suggested to have critical influences on the environment …

Acidity is an essential characteristic of aerosol particles that influences chemical and
physical properties. Aerosol particles in tropical Asia, such as Singapore, have been …

The relationship between hygroscopic properties and chemical characteristics of Indonesian
biomass burning (BB) particles, which are dominantly generated from peatland fires, was …

Southeast Asia experiences frequent fires in fuel‐rich tropical peatlands, leading to extreme
episodes of regional haze with high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) …