Smoke: How new emissions data could enable more prescribed fire

Shawn P. Urbanski; Emily N. Lincoln

Treesearch

Smoke: How new emissions data could enable more prescribed fire

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Shawn P. Urbanski, Emily N. Lincoln

Year:

2023

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), August 2023. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Wildfires have become more severe and have burned larger swaths of the western United States and Canada in recent decades. The smoke from these wildfires contains hundreds of different gases and aerosols, which have significant negative impacts on air quality, climate, and public health.

Keywords

wildland fire, emissions data, testing

Citation

Urbanski, Shawn; Lincoln, Emily. 2023. Smoke: How new emissions data could enable more prescribed fire. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), August 2023. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.