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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Y. Choi; H. J.S. Fernando
Publication Date: 2007

Vegetation fires emit a number of air pollutants, thus impacting air quality at local, regional and global scales. One such pollutant is the particulate matter (PM) that is known to trigger adverse health effects. In this study, the CALPUFF/CALMET/MM5 modeling system is employed to simulate

Citation: Choi, Y., and H. J. S. Fernando. 2007. Simulation of smoke plumes from agricultural bums: application to the San Luis/Rio Colorado airshed along the U.S./Mexico border. Science of the Total Environment, v. 388, no. 1-3, p. 270-289. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.07.058.

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Keywords:
  • agricultural fire
  • agriculture
  • air quality
  • Arizona
  • CALMET
  • CALPUFF
  • Colorado
  • cropland fires
  • fire management
  • fire size
  • firing techniques
  • fuel loading
  • fuel moisture
  • Mexico
  • MM5
  • particulates
  • plume dispersion
  • PM - particulate matter
  • pollution
  • range management
  • rate of spread
  • remote sensing
  • wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 22331 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 46570

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