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Articles | Volume 25, issue 22
Articles | Volume 25, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-16027-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-16027-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 25, issue 22
Research article
 | 
18 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 18 Nov 2025

Influence of fire-induced heat and moisture release on pyro-convective cloud dynamics during the Australian New Year’s Event: a study using convection-resolving simulations and satellite data

Lisa Janina Muth, Sascha Bierbauer, Corinna Hoose, Bernhard Vogel, Heike Vogel, and Gholam Ali Hoshyaripour

Data sets

Datenpaket: ICON-ART Simulations and Satellite Observations from Influence of Fire-Induced Heat and Moisture Release on Pyro-Convective Cloud Dynamics during the Australian New Year’s Event: A Study Using Convection-Resolving Simulations and Satellite Data (egusphere-2025-402) Lisa Muth https://doi.org/10.35097/gbvnuvzqg1g7ykut

Model code and software

ICON release 2024.10 ICON partnership (MPI-M and DWD and DKRZ and KIT and C2SM) https://doi.org/10.35089/WDCC/IconRelease2024.10

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In our study, we explore how intense wildfires create thunderstorm-like clouds that can affect weather and climate globally. Using simulations with high resolution, we found that fire heat and moisture help form these clouds, lifting particles high into the atmosphere. This process is crucial for understanding how fires affect the environment. Despite some differences from observational data, our findings match well over time, showing the importance of fire-induced heat in cloud formation.
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