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Impacts of Mega-Fires on Large U.S. Urban Area Air Quality Under Changing Climate and Fuels

Mega-fires can adversely impact air quality in the United States and the impact is likely to become more severe in the future due to the possibly more frequent and intense mega-fires in response to the projected climate change. This study investigates mega-fires and their air…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air quality, climate change, megafires

Measuring the Optical Properties and Climate Impacts of Aerosol from Wild and Prescribed Fires in U.S.

Although representing only a small mass fraction of the emissions from biomass burning, black carbon (BC) exerts a strong influence on climate. As a component of the atmospheric aerosol, BC absorbs visible light and warms the adjacent air, potentially altering the vertical…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: black carbon, biomass burning, aerosol

JFSP Smoke Science Plan T2: Fire and Smoke Model Validation Workshop

This project is purposed to develop a consensus approach to undertake smoke model validation through field measurements. It builds upon needs described in the JFSP Smoke Science Plan (Riebau and Fox 2010), in the JFSP Models and Measurements Workshop, and lessons learned from…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Models
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: model validation

Data Set for Fuels, Fire Behavior, Smoke, and Fire Effects Model Development and Evaluation

The availability of integrated, quality-assured fuels, fire, and atmospheric data for development and evaluation of fuels, fire behavior, smoke, and fire effects models is limited. The lack of co-located, multi-scale measures of pre-fire fuels, active fire processes, and post-…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fuels, Models
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: FERA - Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team, fuel consumption

International Fire Smoke Symposium

The International Fire Smoke Symposium is proposed for the fall of 2013 and will be co-presented by The International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF) and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Smoke Committee (SmoC). The purpose of this conference is to convene air…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Intelligence
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, symposium

Public Perceptions of Smoke and Agency Communication: A Longitudinal Analysis

This study will examine citizens' knowledge of and perceptions about smoke management and associated communication strategies before and after exposure to a smoke event and/or communication event that addresses smoke. This study is an expansion of a larger multi-region project…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: public opinion, survey, public perceptions

Examining the Influence of Communication Programs and Partnerships on Perceptions of Smoke Management

This project examines how communication programs and fire and fuels-related community partnerships influence public perceptions of smoke management across multiple regions. Using a case study design, we will compare communities where smoke (from wildfire or prescribed fire) has…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Communications, Emissions and Smoke, Social Science
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: preparedness, public perceptions, community participation

Exploring How Deliberation on Scientific Information Shapes Stakeholder Perceptions of Smoke and Forest Management

Climate driven changes to fuel loads, fire regimes, and the potential for uncharacteristically large and severe wildfires in forests of the western United States have created the need for active management to mitigate fire hazards. Prescribed fire is an important tool in…
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Year: 2014
Type: Project
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Social Science, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Region(s): Northern Rockies
Keywords: forest management, public opinion, public perception, information sharing