Analysing the effects of the 2002 McNally fire on air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, California

Ricardo Cisneros; Donald Schweizer; Sharon Zhong; Katharine Hammond; Miguel A. Perez; Qinghua Guo; Samuel Traina; Andrzej Bytnerowicz; Deborah H. Bennett

doi:10.1071/WF11025

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Analysing the effects of the 2002 McNally fire on air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, California

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Authors:

Ricardo Cisneros, Donald Schweizer, Sharon Zhong, Katharine Hammond, Miguel A. Perez, Qinghua Guo, Samuel Traina, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Deborah H. Bennett

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1071/WF11025

Source:

International Journal of Wildland Fire. 11p. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF11025

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Abstract

Smoke from wildfires can expose individuals and populations to elevated levels of particulate matter (PM) and ozone (O3). Between 21 July and 26 August 2002, the McNally Fire burned over 150 000 acres (61 000 ha). The fire occurred in the Sequoia National Forest, in the southern Sierra Nevada of California. This study evaluated the effects of the McNally Fire on air quality, specifically particles

Keywords

ozone, particulate matter, smoke

Citation

Cisneros, Ricardo; Schweizer, Donald; Zhong, Sharon; Hammond, Katharine; Perez, Miguel A.; Guo, Qinghua; Traina, Samuel; Bytnerowicz, Andrzej; Bennett ,Deborah H. (2012) Analysing the effects of the 2002 McNally fire on air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and southern Sierra Nevada, California. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 11p. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF11025