Wildland Fires and Air Pollution

✍ Scribed by Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Allen R. Riebau and Christian Andersen (Eds.)

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 655
• Series: Developments in Environmental Science 8
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The interaction between smoke and air pollution creates a public health challenge. Fuels treatments proposed for National Forests are intended to reduce fuel accumulations and wildfire frequency and severity, as well as to protect property located in the wild land-urban interface. However, prescribed fires produce gases and aerosols that have instantaneous and long-term effects on air quality. If fuels treatment are not conducted, however, then wild land fires become more severe and frequent causing worse public health and wellfare effects. A better understanding of air pollution and smoke interactions is needed in order to protect the public health and allow for socially and ecologically acceptable use of fire as a management tool. This text offers such an understanding and examines innovative wide-scale monitoring efforts (field and remotely sensed), and development of models predicting spatial and temporal distribution of air pollution and smoke resulting from forests fires and other sources. * collaborative effort of an international team of scientists high quality of invited chapters full colour

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Wildland Fires and Air Pollution
Page iii

copyright page
Page iv

Dedication
Pages v-vi

List of Contributors
Pages xi-xx

Biographies
Pages xxi-xl

Acknowledgements
Page xli

Preface
Pages xliii-xliv
Sagar V Krupa

Introduction
Pages xlv-xlvii

Chapter 1 Impacts of Vegetation Fire Emissions on the Environment, Human Health, and Security: A Global Perspective Review Article
Pages 3-36
Johann G. Goldammer, Milt Statheropoulos, Meinrat O. Andreae

Chapter 2 Climatic and Weather Factors Affecting Fire Occurrence and Behavior Review Article
Pages 37-59
Randall P. Benson, John O. Roads, David R. Weise

Chapter 3 Characterizing Sources of Emissions from Wildland Fires Review Article
Pages 61-78
Roger D. Ottmar, Ana Isabel Miranda, David V. Sandberg

Chapter 4 Chemical Composition of Wildland Fire Emissions Review Article
Pages 79-107
Shawn P. Urbanski, Wei Min Hao, Stephen Baker

Chapter 5 Effects of Wildland Fire on Regional and Global Carbon Stocks in a Changing Environment Review Article
Pages 109-138
Susan G. Conard, Allen M. Solomon

Chapter 6 Airborne Remote Sensing of Wildland Fires Review Article
Pages 139-168
Philip J. Riggan, Robert G. Tissell

Chapter 7 Effects of Forest Fires on Visibility and Air Quality Review Article
Pages 171-195
Douglas G. Fox, Allen R. Riebau

Chapter 8 Assessment of Forest Fire Impacts and Emissions in the European Union Based on the European Forest Fire Information System Review Article
Pages 197-208
Paulo Barbosa, Andrea Camia, Jan Kucera, Giorgio Libert`, Ilaria Palumbo, Jesus San-Miguel-Ayanz, Guido Schmuck

Chapter 9 Forest Fires and Air Quality Issues in Southern Europe Review Article
Pages 209-231
Ana Isabel Miranda, Enrico Marchi, Marco Ferretti, Millán M. Millán

Chapter 10 Spatial and Temporal Trends in Distribution of Forest Fires in Central and Eastern Europe Review Article
Pages 233-245
Ryszard Szczygieł, Barbara Ubysz, Tomasz Zawiła-Niedźwiecki

Chapter 11 A Mega-Fire Event in Central Russia: Fire Weather, Radiative, and Optical Properties of the Atmosphere, and Consequences for Subboreal Forest Plants Review Article
Pages 247-264
Nataly Y. Chubarova, Nickolay G. Prilepsky, Alexei N. Rublev, Allen R. Riebau

Chapter 12 Vegetation Fires, Smoke Emissions, and Dispersion of Radionuclides in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Review Article
Pages 265-275
Wei Min Hao, Oleg O. Bondarenko, Sergiy Zibtsev, Diane Hutton

Chapter 13 Remote Sensing Applications of Wildland Fire and Air Quality in China Review Article
Pages 277-288
John J. Qu, Xianjun Hao, Yongqiang Liu, Allen R. Riebau, Haoruo Yi, Xianlin Qin

Chapter 14 Smoke from Wildfires and Prescribed Burning in Australia: Effects on Human Health and Ecosystems Review Article
Pages 289-316
Tina Bell, Mark Adams

Chapter 15 Global Warming and Stress Complexes in Forests of Western North America Review Article
Pages 319-337
Donald McKenzie, David L. Peterson, Jeremy J. Littell

Chapter 16 A Probabilistic View of Chaparral and Forest Fire Regimes in Southern California and Northern Baja California Review Article
Pages 339-364
Richard A. Minnich, Ernesto Franco-Vizcaíno

Chapter 17 Air Pollution Increases Forest Susceptibility to Wildfires: A Case Study in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California Review Article
Pages 365-403
Nancy E. Grulke, Richard A. Minnich, Timothy D. Paine, Steve J. Seybold, Deborah J. Chavez, Mark E. Fenn, Philip J. Riggan, Alexander Dunn

Chapter 18 Fire Effects on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Forests of The Sierra Nevada Review Article
Pages 405-423
Dale. W. Johnson, Mark. E. Fenn, Watkins W. Miller, Carolyn F. Hunsaker

Chapter 19 Management Options for Mitigating Nitrogen (N) Losses from N-Saturated Mixed-Conifer Forests in California Review Article
Pages 425-455
Benjamin S. Gimeno, Fengming Yuan, Mark E. Fenn, Thomas Meixner

Chapter 20 Interactive Effects of Climate and Wildland Fires on Forests and other Ecosystems—Section III Synthesis Review Article
Pages 457-467
Nancy E. Grulke

Chapter 21 Fire Danger and Fire Behavior Modeling Systems in Australia, Europe, and North America Review Article
Pages 471-497
Francis M. Fujioka, A. Malcolm Gill, Domingos X. Viegas, B. Mike Wotton

Chapter 22 Regional Real-Time Smoke Prediction Systems Review Article
Pages 499-534
Susan M. O’Neill, Narasimhan (Sim) K. Larkin, Jeanne Hoadley, Graham Mills, Joseph K. Vaughan, Roland R. Draxler, Glenn Rolph, Mark Ruminski, Sue A. Ferguson

Chapter 23 Managing Smoke from Wildfires and Prescribed Burning in Southern Australia Review Article
Pages 535-550
Alan Wain, Graham Mills, Lachlan McCaw, Timothy Brown

Chapter 24 A Statistical Model for Forecasting Hourly Ozone Levels During Fire Season Review Article
Pages 551-565
Haiganoush K. Preisler, Shiyuan (Sharon) Zhong, Annie Esperanza, Leland Tarnay, Julide Kahyaoglu-Koracin

Chapter 25 Managing Air Pollution Impacted Forests of California Review Article
Pages 567-582
Michael J. Arbaugh, Trent Procter, Annie Esperanza

Chapter 26 Integrating Research on Wildland Fires and Air Quality: Needs and Recommendations Review Article
Pages 585-602
Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael J. Arbaugh, Christian Andersen, Allen R. Riebau

Author Index
Pages 603-628

Subject Index
Pages 629-638