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Smoke Emissions & Dispersion

Research	Brief Description
State of the Science on Wildland Fire Emissions	A summary of what we know and don’t know about wildland fire smoke emissions and pollutants and management options.
Long term wildfire management in areas near Chernobyl	This project examined natural and human drivers of wildfires in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl explosion.
Wildland Fire Smoke Sensors	In the US, wildland fires are a recurring, episodic source of air pollution that can be a major threat to public health.
Agricultural Smoke	Experiments to improve agricultural smoke decision support tools
Near Real-Time Burned Area Mapping with VIIRS	Wildland fires emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases, particulate matter, and ozone precursors which have significant negative effects on public health at multiple scales.
Impacts of wildfire emissions on Salt Lake City	Impacts of upwind wildfire emissions on CO, CO2, and PM2.5 concentrations in Salt Lake City, Utah
Missoula Fire Lab Wildfire Emission Inventory	Wildfire smoke can trigger severe pollution episodes with substantial impacts on public health.
LANDFIRE ReMap	LANDFIRE After Action Review and Scoping In Preparation for Comprehensive Remapping
Fires in Northern Eurasia	Impacts of Black Carbon from Fires in Northern Eurasia
Biomass Burning in Mexico	Airborne experiments to characterize the emissions of biomass burning in Mexico
RxCadre Project	Obtaining integrated, quality-assured fuels, fire, and atmospheric data for development and evaluation of fuels, fire behavior, smoke, and fire effects models
Emission Factor Database	Synthesis of wildland fire emission factors
Wildfire Smoke Measurements	Airborne and lidar experiments for the evaluation of smoke transport models
Prescribed Fire Emissions	Laboratory and airborne experiments to characterize emissions from prescribed burning in the United States