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Wildland Fire Air Quality Tools

WFDSS Integrated Tools v0.9 (Beta Test)

STATUS: IMPORTANT UPDATE 2/6/13 :
THIS PAGE IS BEING REDESIGNED AND REIMPLEMENTED FOR THE 2013 WESTERN WILDFIRE SEASON.
SOME FEATURES AND LINKS MAY BE BROKEN IN THE MEANTIME.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENENCE.

STEP 1

Set your fire location:

location used for tailored products.

STEP 2

Select Your Tool:

	Smoke Guidance Point Forecast
	Smoke Guidance Regional Maps
	Diurnal Surface Wind Pattern Analysis
	Climatological Ventilation Index Point Statistics
	Current Air Quality Conditions Map
	Fire Information & Smoke Trajectories
	Customized Fuels, Consumption, & Smoke Modeling

See below for tool description, attributes, and other details.

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Diurnal Surface Wind Pattern Analysis

RAWS based day and night windroses for nearest site
produced by: CEFA/DRI

Analysis of historic RAWS data for the nearest site to your fire location showing day and night patterns that determine potential night-time drainage of smoke.

Separate day and night diagrams

National Scope
Point Location Data
Uses RAWS data

ATTRIBUTES

INSTANT ACCESS

EASY TO USE

๏ LOCALIZED

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☼ ➳ ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

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Climatological Venitilation Index Point Statistics

modeled mixing height, winds, and ventiliation index climatology on super-high-resolution grid
produced by: Ventilation Climate Information System (VCIS) by USFS AirFire

Analysis of historic model interpolated data showing day and night wind patterns, mixing heights, and ventilation index. Can be used in determining the potential for night-time drainage of smoke.

Surface Winds
Mixing Height
Ventilation Index

National Coverage
Localized (5-km grid) Information
Day and night statistics