Session 5C Wildfire and Its Impact

Tuesday, 30 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
339 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 26th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry

Wildfires have become a global concern, posing significant threats to ecosystems, human lives, and economies. This session aims to explore on various aspects of wildfires, including their causes, ecological consequences, socio-economic impacts, and innovative strategies for prevention, preparedness, and response.

Papers:
8:30 AM
5C.1
Bioaerosol Emissions from Prescribed Fires and Laboratory Burns
Katherine Beem Benedict, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and A. S. M. Shawon, N. Franco, A. Gutierrez, and M. E. Kroeger

8:45 AM
5C.2
Emissions Characterization and Smoke Transport of a Prescribed Fire
Zhining Tao, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Calle and B. Poulter

9:00 AM
5C.3
Quantifying Smoke from Sugarcane Burning in Florida during the 2022-2023 Season
Olivia Sablan, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and B. J. Ford, PhD, E. Gargulinski, G. Henery, Z. Rosen, K. Slater, L. K. Wiese, C. L. Williams, A. J. Soja, S. Magzamen, J. R. Pierce, and E. V. Fischer

9:15 AM
5C.4
Comparisons of High-Spatiotemporal Resolution Air Quality Modeling Systems for Simulating Prescribed Burning at Military Bases in the Southeastern United States
Zongrun Li, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and M. T. Odman, Y. Hu, S. O'Neill, R. E. Asmar, L. G. Huey, D. J. Tanner, R. J. Weber, and A. G. Russell

9:30 AM
5C.5
Assessing the Impact of Wildland Fire Smoke on Exceptional Events and Air Quality Standards Across the U.S.
Crystal D McClure, Sonoma Technology, Petaluma, CA; and A. Anderson, C. Gostic, D. King, and N. R. Pavlovic

9:45 AM
5C.6
Investigating the Seasonal Impacts of Smoke on Fine Particle Pollution in Chicago
Nora Hartnett, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL; and P. Jing, B. Zhang, and M. Stuart

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