From Inert Tracers to Reactive Smoke

The offline coupling algorithm perserves plume dynamics from WRF-SFIRE simulated inert tracers while providing chemistry reactions.

Conceptual diagram of CMAQ, the fire plume, ambient air, and WRF-SFIRE — Conceptual coupling between the fire behavior and chemical transport model.

Workflow from WRF-SFIRE smoke tracer fields to the CMAQ coupling surface — Coupling workflow

F0AM simulation workflow

F0AM advances the plume representation through the coupled simulation and provides the evolving information needed within coupling regions.

F0AM simulation workflow with plume movement, vertical exchange, and coupling flux — F0AM simulation workflow.

Spatial Comparison of Different Coupling Methods

Compare modeled surface concentrations and smoke-related air quality impacts across coupling methods.

Surface PM 2.5 spatial comparison for 07 Apr 2021 — PM_2.5 · absolute near-surface concentrationAnimation loops continuously