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.
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Is Man-Made Climate Change to Blame For Record-Breaking Forest Fires in California?
With 10 of the largest California wildfires occurring in the last 20 years—five of which occurred in 2020 alone—scientists are asking if man-made climate change is to blame.
NOAA IRAP and NSF-funded research provides recommendations on tailored and audience-specific risk and crisis communications in the Interior Alaska wildfire infosphere
This research was supported by NOAA’s International Research and Applications Project (IRAP), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Belmont Forum’s Collaborative Research Action on Climate, Environment and Health (BF/CRA/CEH). Overall, the funding competition provided over $13M to climate and health research via collaboration among 13 funding agencies from 10 countries.
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.
C&GC Fellow Katherine Siegel to present in December 6 Webinar: Wildfire in working landscapes
This webinar is part of a series spotlighting NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellows and will feature current fellow and interdisciplinary scientist Dr. Katherine Siegel discussing relationships between land management, climate change, and wildfire in forests and rangelands in the western US.
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.
NOAA Climate Program Office’s MAPP program awards $2.7 million for new climate monitoring to support risk assessment
CPO’s Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP) program is announcing seven new three-year projects for Fiscal Years 2022-2024 that aim to develop new model-based monitoring products addressing key climate impact areas totaling $2.7 million.
How Will Climate Change Impact the Alaskan Wildfire Season?
Wildfires play a prominent role in the boreal forests of Alaska during the summer season. While most wildfires are created by humans, approximately 90% of the area burned each year by wildfires are caused by lightning strikes.