Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2015
Publication Title
Atmospheric Science Letters
Volume
16
Issue Number
4
First Page
453
Last Page
460
DOI
10.1002/asl.581
Keywords
forest canopy, low-intensity wildland fires, smoke dispersion, turbulence
Disciplines
Atmospheric Sciences | Meteorology
Abstract
Low-intensity wildland fires occurring beneath forest canopies can result in particularly adverse local air-quality conditions. Ambient and fire-induced turbulent circulations play a substantial role in the transport and dispersion of smoke during these fire events. Recent in situ measurements of fire–atmosphere interactions during low-intensity wildland fires have provided new insight into the structure of fire-induced turbulence regimes and how forest overstory vegetation can affect the horizontal and vertical dispersion of smoke. In this paper, we provide a summary of the key turbulence observations made during two low-intensity wildland fire events that occurred in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
Recommended Citation
Warren Heilman, Craig Clements, Daisuke Seto, Xindi Bian, Kenneth Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, and John Hom. "Observations of fire-induced turbulence regimes during low-intensity wildland fires in forested environments: implications for smoke dispersion" Atmospheric Science Letters (2015): 453-460. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.581
Comments
© 2015 Royal Meteorological Society
This article appeared in Atmospheric Science Letters, volume 16, issue 4, October/December 2015 and can also be found at this link.