In situ microphysics observations of intense pyroconvection from a large wildfire

Kingsmill, David E.; French, Jeffrey R.; Lareau, Neil P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1-2023

Articles | Volume 23, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 1

Research article

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03 Jan 2023

Research article |

| 03 Jan 2023

In situ microphysics observations of intense pyroconvection from a large wildfire

David E. Kingsmill, Jeffrey R. French, and Neil P. Lareau

Data sets

King Air Research Aircraft, PRojects and data requests University of Wyoming https://www.uwyo.edu/atsc/uwka/facility-data-requests.html

NEXRAD Inventory: Choose Day and Product NOAA https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/nexradinv/chooseday.jsp?id=kcbx

Short summary

This study uses in situ aircraft measurements to characterize the size and shape distributions of 10 µm to 6 mm diameter particles observed during six penetrations of wildfire-induced pyroconvection. Particles sampled in one penetration of a smoke plume are most likely pyrometeors composed of ash. The other penetrations are through pyrocumulus clouds where particle composition is most likely a combination of hydrometeors (ice particles) and pyrometeors (ash).