Updated Global Fire Emissions Model
A new fire emissions inventory supported by AC4 provides publicly available data on trace gases and aerosols from global fires for the years 2002 through 2021.
FIREX-AQ
Understanding Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Wildfires in the Western US with Modeling Comparisons
New modeling study funded by AC4 uses a chemical transport model to evaluate commonly used volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions inventories and compare with observational datasets from the FIREX-AQ and WE-CAN field campaigns.
Quantifying Sulfur Dioxide Emissions and Understanding Air Quality Impacts from Fire Activity
A team of researchers use observations from FIREX-AQ to quantify sulfur dioxide emissions from wildfires and agricultural burns across the western US to understand how regional and long-range air quality can be affected, in a new research study supported by AC4.
New Aerosol Study Uses FIREX-AQ Data to Link Visual Aerosol Properties to Wildfire Smoke Evolution
Using data from the FIREX-AQ field campaign, a new AC4-funded research study develops a comparison between aerosol concentration and the way aerosol particles scatter light in the atmosphere, offering new insights into wildfire smoke evolution.
Identifying and Improving Wildfire Forecast Model Weaknesses Using FIREX-AQ Observations
A new AC4-funded publication utilizes FIREX-AQ observations to evaluate common modeling representations of wildfire smoke plumes and finds they can be improved by expanding the use of observations for heat flux and boundary layer height.