• We present a methodology in Bayesian framework for retrieving atmospheric aerosol optical depth and aerosol type from the pre-computed look-up tables (LUTs). (copernicus.org)
  • Considering that it is the first time to record wildfire plumes in this region, related atmospheric implications are presented and discussed. (bvsalud.org)
  • The analysis of the CAMS global forecast indicates that dust and smoke aerosols, discretely located on the warm and cold fronts of Ophelia, respectively, were affecting the aerosol atmospheric composition over Europe during the passage of the Storm. (copernicus.org)
  • This could lead to high impacts on atmospheric processes, specifically the formation of secondary organic aerosols, which have a higher yield from some monoterpene compounds, which increased from infested trees. (copernicus.org)
  • For example, the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and Marine Ecosystem (PACE) mission aims to co-deploy a multi-angle polarimeter with a hyperspectral ocean color sensor, with the polarimetry enabling more accurate atmospheric corrections and advanced characterization of ocean particle types. (annualreviewsnews.org)
  • Chris Holmes, an assistant professor of atmospheric science at Florida State University, has studied wildfires extensively and determined that most of the fires throughout the nation happen in the southeastern United States. (miami.edu)
  • In this study, we assess the impact of different plume rise schemes on predicting the dispersion of wildfire air pollution, and the exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) during the 2020 Western United States Wildfire season. (copernicus.org)
  • He J, Huang C, Yuan N, Austin E, Seto E, Novosselov I. Network of low-cost air quality sensors for monitoring indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2.5 exposure in Seattle during the 2020 wildfire season. (jmir.org)
  • In September 2020, a small wildfire (burned area: 36.3 ha) event occurred in Souesmes (Loir-et-Cher, Sologne, France), and its plume spread out over 200 km on the following day as observed by the MODIS satellite. (bvsalud.org)
  • In mid-October 2017 Storm Ophelia crossed over western coastal Europe, inducing the combined transport of Saharan dust and Iberian biomass burning aerosols over several European areas. (copernicus.org)
  • An outbreak of wildfires in 2017 and 2018 burned 3 percent of the state and were the most devastating fires on record for California, she added. (miami.edu)
  • that is, it does not count particles, but instead provides a qualitative measure of how dense aerosols may be over a given area. (nasa.gov)
  • Significant increases in gaseous pollutants (CO, CH4, N2O, VOCs, etc.) and particles (including black carbon) were found within the wildfire plumes, leading to a reduced air quality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Aerosol forcing" describes the contributions aerosol particles make toward heating and cooling the Earth system. (eos.org)
  • Aerosols" are airborne particles. (eos.org)
  • They can be wildfire smoke or desert dust particles, volcanic ash or sulfates, pollution particles generated by combustion or cement production, or biogenic particles, such as pollen or new particles that form from gases emitted by trees. (eos.org)
  • Most aerosol particles reflect sunlight, diminishing the amount of solar energy reaching Earth's surface. (eos.org)
  • Aerosol particles exhibit an enormous range of physical, chemical, and optical properties due to the variety of source types and mechanisms that produce them. (eos.org)
  • As such, the properties, amounts, and three-dimensional distributions of aerosol particles must be monitored frequently on a global basis. (eos.org)
  • Although current and planned satellite and modeling efforts are adequate to meeting their respective roles in characterizing aerosol particles and effects, the suborbital component is at present severely lacking, both in terms of systematically determining the properties of the major aerosol air-mass types, globally, and in representing the mechanisms associated with aerosol-cloud interactions. (eos.org)
  • Aerosol particles, e.g. volcanic ash or products of biomass burning, are believed to be able to modify the spectral distribution of transmitted solar radiation making it appear blue or green to a human observer. (copernicus.org)
  • Aerosols size distribution characteristics and role of precipitation during dust storm formation over Saudi Arabia. (chapman.edu)
  • Twenty years after starting those measurements, scientists figured out that they could use the same observations to detect UV-absorbing aerosols in the air, such as volcanic ash, dust, and smoke. (nasa.gov)
  • The aerosol index offers a way to see the long reach of forest fires and dust storms. (nasa.gov)
  • 2009), Desert dust aerosol air mass mapping in the western Sahara, using particle properties derived from space-based multi-angle imaging , Tellus, 61B , 239-251, doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00398.x. (nasa.gov)
  • In the face of continued uncertainty, the WBEA benefited from strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency plans developed following the 2016 Horse River wildfire and in the early days of the pandemic. (wbea.org)
  • Kahn, R. (2023), Reducing Aerosol Climate-Forcing Uncertainty: A Three-Way Street To reduce persistent aerosol-climate-forcing uncertainty, new in situ aerosol and cloud measurement programs are needed, plus much better integration of satellite and suborbital measurements , Eos, 104 , doi:10.1029/2023EO235016. (nasa.gov)
  • GOCI Yonsei aerosol retrieval version 2 products: An improved algorithm and error analysis with uncertainty estimation from 5-year validation over East Asia. (chapman.edu)
  • GOCI Yonsei Aerosol Retrieval (YAER) algorithm and validation during the DRAGON-NE Asia 2012 campaign. (chapman.edu)
  • Especially, we consider Bayesian model averaging and uncertainty originating from aerosol model selection and imperfect forward modelling. (copernicus.org)
  • The paper focuses on the aerosol microphysical model selection and characterisation of uncertainty in the retrieved aerosol type and aerosol optical depth (AOD). (copernicus.org)
  • To reduce persistent aerosol-climate-forcing uncertainty, new in situ aerosol and cloud measurement programs are needed, plus much better integration of satellite and suborbital measurements with models. (eos.org)
  • We asked the lead author to give an overview of aerosols, why uncertainty in aerosol climate forcing exists, and what additional efforts are needed. (eos.org)
  • Why does so much uncertainty persist despite advances in aerosol-climate science? (eos.org)
  • Analysis of aerosol absorption properties and transport over North Africa and the Middle East using AERONET data. (chapman.edu)
  • When developing computer models of nuclear-winter scenarios, researchers use the conventional bombing of Hamburg, and the Hiroshima firestorm in World War II as example cases where soot might have been injected into the stratosphere, alongside modern observations of natural, large-area wildfire-firestorms. (wikipedia.org)
  • To this end, CAMS global and regional forecast data are analysed and compared against observations from passive (MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard Terra and Aqua) and active (CALIOP/CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization aboard Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) satellite sensors and ground-based measurements (EMEP: European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme). (copernicus.org)
  • The qualitative evaluation of the IFS (Integrated Forecast System) dominant-aerosol type and location against the CALIPSO observations overall reveals a good agreement. (copernicus.org)
  • The GOME-2 products (ozone, trace gases, aerosols and UV radiation) are important for ozone chemistry, air quality studies, climate modeling, policy monitoring and hazard warnings. (copernicus.org)
  • Emission factors, defined as EF (X) = ∆X/∆CO (where, X represents the target species), of various trace gases and black carbon within the young wildfire plumes were determined accordingly and compared with previous studies. (bvsalud.org)
  • With these measurements, researchers can examine the movement of aerosols over time and space, and even make some general assessments of trends. (nasa.gov)
  • Based on measurements at a suburban site (â ¼ 50 km northwest of the fire location) in Orléans and backward trajectory analysis, young wildfire plumes were characterized. (bvsalud.org)
  • As realistic as aerosol distributions appear in the best model simulations, measurements must be applied to constrain and/or validate models, to assure the simulations faithfully represent reality. (eos.org)
  • Satellites and suborbital (i.e., aircraft + surface) measurements, as well as climate models, have a unique and essential role to play in constraining aerosol forcing of climate (see figure below). (eos.org)
  • Unfortunately, particle samples of unusual aerosol layers or reliable experimental evidence such as spectral distribution measurements are typically not available for blue sun events (exceptions are discussed below). (copernicus.org)
  • The densest airborne aerosols appear as deep red-orange pixels on the map and line up roughly with the darkest tan layers on the MODIS image. (nasa.gov)
  • The observed MODIS aerosol optical depth (AOD) values are satisfactorily reproduced by the CAMS global forecast system, with a correlation coefficient of 0.77 and a fractional gross error (FGE) of 0.4. (copernicus.org)
  • The plume heights simulated by these schemes are comparable to the aerosol height observed by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). (copernicus.org)
  • Impacts of aerosols on the retreat of the Sierra Nevada glaciers in California. (chapman.edu)
  • Wildfire events are increasing globally which may be partly associated with climate change, resulting in significant adverse impacts on local, regional air quality and global climate. (bvsalud.org)
  • Why is it difficult for scientists to quantify the impacts of aerosols compared to other climate forcings, such as greenhouse gases? (eos.org)
  • Further, for most aerosol types, their detailed chemical and physical properties are not well characterized, such as their ability to adsorb water, the relationship between their mass and their light-extinction ability, and even their spectral light-absorption. (eos.org)
  • To do so, we evaluate pyrE by comparing it to satellite-based datasets of fire count, burned area, fire emissions, and aerosol optical depth (AOD). (copernicus.org)
  • Changes in the ambient ions (such as ammonium, sulfate, nitrate, chloride, and nitrite in the particle- and gas- phase) and aerosol properties (e.g., aerosol water content, aerosol pH) were also quantified and discussed. (bvsalud.org)
  • Without considering Rayleigh scattering - as in most of the previous studies - a blue sun is in principle produced with aerosol optical depths as low as about τ =0.1 (at 550 nm) if the aerosol particle size distribution is chosen to maximize anomalous scattering in the visible spectral range. (copernicus.org)
  • The initial qualitative phase assessed the needs of 150 diverse firefighters through interviews and focus groups across 11 US sites to establish and prioritize program content. (bvsalud.org)
  • At Friday's final day of the Miami Climate Symposium, two scientists presented on the phenomenon of wildfires in two very divergent locations-Florida and California. (miami.edu)
  • California experiences only about 8,000 wildfires a year, but those fires are much larger in scope and therefore require lots of planning so that people are no longer in danger, said Rebecca Miller, a Ph.D. student at Stanford University. (miami.edu)
  • Miller said just weeks after the area had undergone flood response training, Sonoma County had their first flood in years, and in 2019, when the area had another wildfire, evacuations went smoother. (miami.edu)
  • Aerosols are also required in most circumstances to form cloud droplets, by serving as collection sites for water molecules. (eos.org)
  • Plume height plays a vital role in wildfire smoke dispersion and the subsequent effects on air quality and human health. (copernicus.org)
  • On the fundamental level, since the advent of photographic evidence of tall clouds were captured, it was known that firestorms could inject soot smoke/aerosols into the stratosphere, but the longevity of this slew of aerosols was a major unknown. (wikipedia.org)
  • The denser the aerosol level in the atmosphere, the darker the shade of orange. (nasa.gov)
  • In this study we assess the performance of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecast systems during this complex aerosol transport event and the potential benefits that data assimilation and regional models could bring. (copernicus.org)
  • In simple terms for a non-scientist, what are aerosols and how do they affect Earth's climate and atmosphere? (eos.org)
  • Read more in tomorrow's Image of the Day about other ways the July 2014 fires and aerosols were monitored from space. (nasa.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: Fire seasons are longer, with more and larger wildfires, placing increased demands and risks on those fighting wildland fires. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Florida alone, there are 25,000 fires burning each year, Holmes added, yet only 8 percent of them are wildfires. (miami.edu)
  • Glenn K, He J, Rochlin R, Teng S, Hecker J, Novosselov I. Assessment of aerosol persistence in ICUs via low-cost sensor network and zonal models. (jmir.org)
  • In many respects, the new document represents a qualitative improvement over the previous Assessment Reports, both in terms of the precision and reliability of the data and also the clarity of its presentation. (dgrnewsservice.org)
  • Infuence of the storage of Cistus ladanifer L. bales from mechanised harvesting on the essential oil yield and qualitative composition. (ceder.es)
  • Makhsous S, Segovia J, He J, Chan D, Lee L, Novosselov I, Mamishev A. Methodology for Addressing Infectious Aerosol Persistence in Real-Time Using Sensor Network. (jmir.org)
  • It is shown that a blue sun can be simulated for aerosol optical depths (at 550 nm) of about τ =0.5 (or higher) if Rayleigh scattering is taken into account. (copernicus.org)
  • I use a mix of experimental, econometric, qualitative, modeling, and demographic tools to produce insights and strategies for improving health. (stanford.edu)
  • Most reviews of aerosol climate forcing adopt a model-centric perspective, as models offer the ability to make climate predictions. (eos.org)
  • The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the role of aerosol layer height (ALH) in quantifying. (knmi.nl)
  • A global perspective on wildfires. (nasa.gov)
  • A modeling perspective on global aerosols. (eos.org)
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  • With temperatures rising across the planet due to global warming, wildfires will become more common in the future. (miami.edu)
  • Response to ''Toward unified satellite climatology of aerosol properties. (nasa.gov)
  • This includes the direct effects they have by scattering and absorbing sunlight, as well as the indirect effects produced as aerosols alter the properties and distribution of clouds. (eos.org)
  • The absorbing aerosol index (AAI) is a qualitative parameter directly calculated from satellite-m. (knmi.nl)
  • The aerosol index (AI) was born. (nasa.gov)
  • The program content was based on the qualitative interview data and consisted of 6 core and 8 elective 30-minute, web-based modules primarily done individually on a smartphone or computer. (bvsalud.org)
  • RESULTS: The qualitative themes and subthemes were used to inform the program's content. (bvsalud.org)
  • Here we focus on the qualitative content of what the relationships expressed in equations imply. (menaskafatos.com)
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  • The majority of papers published on the subject state that without qualitative justification, nuclear explosions are the cause of the modeled firestorm effects. (wikipedia.org)
  • This has helped the state to prevent more wildfires for many years. (miami.edu)
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