Atmospheric turbulence observed during  a fuel-bed-scale low-intensity surface fire

Seitz, Joseph; Zhong, Shiyuan; Charney, Joseph J.; Heilman, Warren E.; Clark, Kenneth L.; Bian, Xindi; Skowronski, Nicholas S.; Gallagher, Michael R.; Patterson, Matthew; Cole, Jason; Kiefer, Michael T.; Hadden, Rory; Mueller, Eric

doi:10.5194/acp-24-1119-2024

Articles | Volume 24, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-1119-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-1119-2024

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Articles | Volume 24, issue 2

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26 Jan 2024

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Atmospheric turbulence observed during a fuel-bed-scale low-intensity surface fire

Joseph Seitz, Shiyuan Zhong, Joseph J. Charney, Warren E. Heilman, Kenneth L. Clark, Xindi Bian, Nicholas S. Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson, Jason Cole, Michael T. Kiefer, Rory Hadden, and Eric Mueller

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Short summary

Atmospheric turbulence affects wildland fire behaviors and heat and smoke transfer. Turbulence data collected during an experimental fire on a 10 m x 10 m densely instrumented burn plot are analyzed, and the results reveal substantial heterogeneity in fire-induced turbulence characteristics across the small plot, which highlights the necessity for coupled atmosphere–fire behavior models to have 1–2 m grid spacing so that adequate simulations of fire behavior and smoke transfer can be achieved.