Wildfire and the atmosphere: Modelling the chemical and dynamic interactions at the regional scale

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-249

  Strada, S ^a   Mari, C ^a   Filippi, J B ^b   Bosseur, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Fire spread; Injection height; Mediterranean region; Off line coupled model; Smoke plume pollutants

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR QUALITY NETWORKS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BURNT AREAS; COUPLED MODELS; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION SOURCES; FIRE EMISSIONS; FIRE PLUME; FIRE PROPAGATION; FIRE SMOKE; FIRE SPREAD; FIRE SPREAD MODEL; FOREST FIRES; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; GROUND-BASED STATIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION; MESOSCALE; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL MODELS; MODIS-AQUA; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE LEVELS; OZONE PRECURSORS; OZONE PRODUCTION; PHOTOLYSIS RATES; REACTION MECHANISM; REGIONAL SCALE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SIMULATED FIRE; SMOKE AEROSOLS; SMOKE PLUME; SMOKE PLUME POLLUTANTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE STATION; TRACE-GASES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; WATER VAPOUR;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; DEFORESTATION; FOG; HEAT FLUX; OZONE; RADIOMETERS; THERMAL PLUMES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FIRES;

OZONE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST FIRE; KINETIC ENERGY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; MODIS; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDE; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SMOKE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENCE; VISIBILITY; WILDFIRE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DYNAMICS; EXHAUST GAS; FIRE; FOGO SELVAGEM; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; DEFORESTATION; FOGGING; FOREST FIRES; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDITERRANEAN; PLUMES; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [FRANCE];

EID: 84857785348     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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