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WILDLAND FIRE EMISSION MODELING FOR CMAQ: AN UPDATE
Citation:
POULIOT, G., T. E. PIERCE, AND J. VUKOVICH. WILDLAND FIRE EMISSION MODELING FOR CMAQ: AN UPDATE. Presented at 4th Annual CMAS Models-3 User Conference, Chapel Hill, NC, September 26 - 28, 2005.
Impact/Purpose:
The objectives of this task are to continue development and improvement of EPA's mesoscale (regional through urban scale) air quality modeling systems, such as the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, as air quality management and NAAQS implementation tools. This task focuses on needed research and development of air quality models targeted for a major CMAQ model release in FY08. Model development for a broad scope of application is envisioned. For example, CMAQ will need to be able to simulate air quality feedbacks to meteorology and climate as well as intercontinental transport. The 2008 release of CMAQ is timed to coincide with EPA/OAR's and the states' needs for an improved model for assessments of progress (mid-course corrections) in the post-SIP submittal timeframe.
Description:
This paper summarizes recent efforts to improve the methods used for modeling wild land fire emissions both for retrospective modeling and real-time forecasting. These improvements focus on the temporal and spatial resolution of the activity data as well as the methods to estimate the emissions from wild land fires.