Wildland fire smoke in the United States : a scientific assessment / David L. Peterson, Sarah M. McCaffrey, Toral Patel-Weynand, editors.

This open access book synthesizes current information on wildland fire smoke in the United States, providing a scientific foundation for addressing the production of smoke from wildland fires. This will be increasingly critical as smoke exposure and degraded air quality are expected to increase in e...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Peterson, David L. (David Lawrence), 1954- (Editor), McCaffrey, Sarah (Editor), Patel-Weynand, Toral (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2022]
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Assessing the State of Smoke Science
  • Chapter 2. Fuels and Consumption
  • Chapter 3. Fire Behavior and Heat Release as Source Conditions for Smoke
  • Chapter 4. Smoke Plume Dynamics
  • Chapter 5. Emissions
  • Chapter 6. Smoke Chemistry
  • Chapter 7. Social, Economic, and Health Effects of Smoke
  • Chapter 8. Resource Manager Perspectives on the Need for Smoke Science
  • Appendix A: Regional Perspectives on Smoke Issues and Management
  • Appendix B: Smoke Monitoring Networks, Models, and Mapping Tools.