Concurrent users
Unlimited
Authorized users
Open access
Document Delivery Supplied
Open access
Title
Wildland fire smoke in the United States : a scientific assessment / David L. Peterson, Sarah M. McCaffrey, Toral Patel-Weynand, editors.
ISBN
9783030870454 (electronic bk.)
3030870456 (electronic bk.)
9783030870447
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 341 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-87045-4 doi
Call Number
QC929.S6
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.738/7
Summary
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 extent and severity in a warmer climate. Accurate smoke information is a foundation for helping individuals and communities to effectively mitigate potential smoke impacts from wildfires and prescribed fires. The book documents our current understanding of smoke science for (1) primary physical, chemical, and biological issues related to wildfire and prescribed fire, (2) key social issues, including human health and economic impacts, and (3) current and anticipated management and regulatory issues. Each chapter provides a summary of priorities for future research that provide a roadmap for developing scientific information that can improve smoke and fire management over the next decade.
Access Note
Open access
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 23, 2022).
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.
