Emissions of trace gases from Australian temperate forest fires: emission factors and dependence on modified combustion efficiency

Guérette, Elise-Andrée; Paton-Walsh, Clare; Desservettaz, Maximilien; Smith, Thomas E. L.; Volkova, Liubov; Weston, Christopher J.; Meyer, Carl P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3717-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3717-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3717-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

Research article

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14 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 14 Mar 2018

Emissions of trace gases from Australian temperate forest fires: emission factors and dependence on modified combustion efficiency

Elise-Andrée Guérette, Clare Paton-Walsh, Maximilien Desservettaz, Thomas E. L. Smith, Liubov Volkova, Christopher J. Weston, and Carl P. Meyer

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RC1: 'acp-2017-883: Guérette et al.', Nic Surawski, 06 Nov 2017
RC2: 'ACP-2017-883: Guérette et al.', Vanessa Selimovic, 14 Nov 2017
AC1: 'Response to reviewers', Elise-Andree Guerette, 23 Jan 2018

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We characterised trace gas emissions from Australian temperate forest fires through measurements at nine prescribed fires. We find that smoke from Australian forest fires is different from that of American forest fires, and different from Australian savanna fires. This will impact plume chemistry and influence air quality outcomes downwind of the fires. We therefore recommend the use of data specific to Australian forest fires when studying the impacts of these fires on air quality and health.