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Research article
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29 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 29 Sep 2016
Colorado air quality impacted by long-range-transported aerosol: a set of case studies during the 2015 Pacific Northwest fires
Jessie M. Creamean
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research
in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Paul J. Neiman
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Timothy Coleman
University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research
in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Christoph J. Senff
University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research
in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Guillaume Kirgis
University of Colorado at Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research
in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Raul J. Alvarez
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division,
Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Atsushi Yamamoto
HORIBA Instruments Inc., Process and Environmental, Irvine, CA 92618,
USA
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Aerosol particles that originate from wildfires can have a large impact on climate by affecting air quality, clouds, precipitation, and Earth's energy budget. We show how fires in the Pacific Northwest ejected mineral dust and smoke high into the troposphere, where they were transported to Colorado, affecting air quality in the Denver metro area. We also demonstrate how specific meteorological conditions were necessary to introduce and additionally clear out the dust and smoke aerosols.
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