RxCADRE 2012: Airborne measurements of smoke emission and dispersion from prescribed fires
The Prescribed Fire Combustion and Atmospheric Dynamics Research Experiment (RxCADRE) was designed to collect atmospheric, fuels, fire behavior, energy balance, emissions, and fire effects data to advance fire models and further our understanding of smoke emissions. This dataset covers 3 operational prescribed fires ignited at Eglin Air Force Base in 2012 as part of the RxCADRE research project. The fires were 2 grass fires, named L1G and L2G, and 1 sub-forest-canopy surface fire, named L2F. This data publication contains smoke emissions and dispersion measurements for the RxCADRE burns L1G, L2G, and L2F, which were conducted on November 4, 10, and 11 of 2012, respectively. The data consists of continuous (2 second) concentration measurements of the smoke constituents: CO2, CO, CH4, and water vapor. The measurements were taken from an airborne platform before, during, and after the fires between elevations of 140 and 2860 meters above mean sea level and at distances of 0 to 25 kilometers from the burn units.<br>Air quality regulators, land managers, and atmospheric scientists all rely on smoke emission and atmospheric chemistry modeling systems to predict, evaluate, and manage the impact of fire emissions on air quality and atmospheric composition. There is an urgent need to quantitatively characterize the uncertainties, biases, and application limits of smoke modeling systems and to develop improved systems for air regulators, land managers, and air quality forecasters. Accurately describing and predicting the dynamics of smoke plumes and subsequent smoke transport is a major uncertainty in determining the impact of fire emissions on air quality. This dataset provides measurements for the evaluation and development of smoke emission and dispersion models.<br>A short summary of the RxCADRE project can be found in the full data publication download (\Supplements\RxCADRE_Project_Overview.pdf). Original metadata date was 06/12/2014. Minor metadata updates on 12/13/2016.
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| Format: | Dataset biblioteca |
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2014
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| Subjects: | Environmental sciences, environment, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, JFSP, Smoke, Prescribed fire, smoke dispersion, Joint Fire Science Program, Fire, biomass burning, greenhouse gases, |
| Online Access: | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/RxCADRE_2012_Airborne_measurements_of_smoke_emission_and_dispersion_from_prescribed_fires/27005977 |
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