Wildfire Smoke Particle Properties and Evolution, from Space-Based Multi-Angle Imaging

dc.contributor.authorNoyes, Katherine Junghenn
dc.contributor.authorKahn, Ralph
dc.contributor.authorSedlacek, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorKleinman, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorLimbacher, James
dc.contributor.authorLi, Zhanqing
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T20:27:37Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T20:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-26
dc.description.abstractEmitted smoke composition is determined by properties of the biomass burning source and ambient ecosystem. However, conditions that mediate the partitioning of black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC) formation, as well as the spatial and temporal factors that drive particle evolution, are not understood adequately for many climate and air-quality related modeling applications. In situ observations provide considerable detail about aerosol microphysical and chemical properties, although sampling is extremely limited. Satellites offer the frequent global coverage that would allow for statistical characterization of emitted and evolved smoke, but generally lack microphysical detail. However, once properly validated, data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observing System’s Multi-Angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) instrument can create at least a partial picture of smoke particle properties and plume evolution. We use in situ data from the Department of Energy’s Biomass Burning Observation Project (BBOP) field campaign to assess the strengths and limitations of smoke particle retrieval results from the MISR Research Aerosol (RA) retrieval algorithm. We then use MISR to characterize wildfire smoke particle properties and to identify the relevant aging factors in several cases, to the extent possible. The RA successfully maps qualitative changes in effective particle size, light absorption, and its spectral dependence, when compared to in situ observations. By observing the entire plume uniformly, the satellite data can be interpreted in terms of smoke plume evolution, including size-selective deposition, new-particle formation, and locations within the plume where BC or BrC dominates.
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rs12050769
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/3ed3-3h4g
dc.identifier.citationJunghenn Noyes, K.; Kahn, R.; Sedlacek, A.; Kleinman, L.; Limbacher, J.; Li, Z. Wildfire Smoke Particle Properties and Evolution, from Space-Based Multi-Angle Imaging. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 769.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/31351
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sciencesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtAtmospheric & Oceanic Scienceen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectbiomass burning
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.subjectMISR
dc.subjectsmoke plumes
dc.subjectaerosol particle properties
dc.subjectaerosols
dc.subjectBBOP
dc.subjectmulti-angle
dc.subjectmulti-spectral
dc.subjectwildfire
dc.titleWildfire Smoke Particle Properties and Evolution, from Space-Based Multi-Angle Imaging
dc.typeArticle
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