Abstract

We present a modelling system for the estimation of forest fireemissions (prebolchem-fire) and their inclusion in the atmospheric compositionmodel BOLCHEM. Emission fluxes have been estimated following themethodology proposed by Seiler and Crutzen (1980) and using MODIS 'burnedarea product'. Then they are modulated following the WRAP approach(WRAP, 2005). This approach is also used for the estimations of fire emissionheight. Model simulations have been performed for the period 22-30 August2007, in which fires were most severe in Greece, Albania and Algeria. Theestimated emission fluxes have been compared with those estimated by theglobal model FINNv1 (fire inventory from NCAR) and the difference betweenthe two emissions have been discussed. The modelled concentration of blackcarbon aerosol is compared with measurements at PEARL station lidar, TitoScalo, Potenza (40.63°N, 15.80°E, 760 m asl), Italy, on 30 August 2007. Wediscuss the discrepancies between the measured and modelled verticaldistribution concentrations of black carbon aerosol, probably due touncertainties related to the estimation of the total flux and of the injectionheight of the smoke.

Autore Pugliese

• Cesari Rita

Tutti gli autori

• R. Cesari; M. D' Isidoro; A. Maurizi; M. Mircea; F. Monti; C. Pizzigalli; F. Tampieri

Titolo volume/Rivista

International journal of environment and pollution

Anno di pubblicazione

2014

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0957-4352

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