Open AccessWhat Is Left in the Air After a Wildfire Depends on Exactly What Burned
Author(s) -
Megan Sever
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo138965
Subject(s) - environmental science , measure (data warehouse) , biomass burning , air quality index , meteorology , biomass (ecology) , atmospheric sciences , geography , computer science , physics , geology , data mining , aerosol , oceanography
Forecasting air quality after a wildfire is improving, thanks to more-refined models that measure the biomass going into the blaze and the emissions coming out.