Assessment of smoke plume height products derived from multisource satellite observations using lidar-derived height metrics for wildfires in the western US

Huang, Jingting; Loría-Salazar, S. Marcela; Deng, Min; Lee, Jaehwa; Holmes, Heather A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3673-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3673-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 6

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25 Mar 2024

Research article |

| 25 Mar 2024

Assessment of smoke plume height products derived from multisource satellite observations using lidar-derived height metrics for wildfires in the western US

Jingting Huang, S. Marcela Loría-Salazar, Min Deng, Jaehwa Lee, and Heather A. Holmes

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3673-2024-supplement

Data sets

Copernicus Sentinel-5P, TROPOMI Level 2 Aerosol Layer Height products ESA https://doi.org/10.5270/S5P-7g4iapn

MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Aerosol Optical Depth Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid V061 A. Lyapustin and Y. Wang https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MCD19A2.061

The MISR Enhanced Research and Lookup Interface (MERLIN) NASA https://l0dup05.larc.nasa.gov/merlin/merlin#

VIIRS/Suomi NPP Deep Blue Aerosol Level 2 6-Minute Swath 6 kilometer NASA https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/AERDB_L2_VIIRS_SNPP.002

Wyoming Weather Web, Radiosonde Data University of Wyoming https://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html

The University of Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL) University of Wyoming – Flight Center https://doi.org/10.15786/M25W9D

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Increased wildfire intensity has resulted in taller wildfire smoke plumes. We investigate the vertical structure of wildfire smoke plumes using aircraft lidar data and establish two effective smoke plume height metrics. Four novel satellite-based plume height products are evaluated for wildfires in the western US. Our results provide guidance on the strengths and limitations of these satellite products and set the stage for improved plume rise estimates by leveraging satellite products.