Evolution of Trace Gases and Particles Emitted by a Chaparral Fire in California

Abstract

Biomass burning (BB) is a major global source of trace gases and particles. Accurately representing the production and evolution of these emissions is an important goal for atmospheric chemical transport models. We measured a suite of gases and aerosols emitted from an 81 hectare prescribed fire in chaparral fuels on the central coast of California US on 17 November 2009. We also measured physical and chemical changes that occurred in the isolated downwind plume in the first 4 h after emission. The measurements were carried out onboard a Twin Otter aircraft outfitted with an airborne Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (AFTIR), aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS), single particle soot photometer (SP2), nephelometer, LiCor CO2 analyzer a chemiluminescence ozone instrument, and a wing mounted meteorological probe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2012
Accession Number
ADA586759

Entities

People

  • C. E. Wold
  • G. R. Mcmeeking
  • H. Coe
  • I. R. Burling
  • J. H. Seinfeld
  • J. S. Craven
  • J. W. Taylor
  • R. J. Yokelson
  • S. K. Akagi
  • S. P. Urbanski

Organizations

  • University of Montana

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Combustion
  • Detection
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Light Scattering
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Measurement
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Compounds
  • Spectrometers
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.