Abstract:
Vegetation fires, aka wildfires, are an integral part of the Earth system linking biosphere, atmosphere oceans and human activity. Their global distribution and smoke emission can be inferred from satellite observations. The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service CAMS quantifies the fire activity and smoke emission with it Global Fire Assimilation System GFAS in order to provide boundary conditions for realtime forecasting of atmospheric composition and air quality, as well as climate monitoring. The processing steps of GFAS are introduced. Comparisons to other inventories demonstrate the large uncertainties in fire activity and smoke emission quantification. They are linked to limitations of the observing system and the modelling of fuel and fire. Current approaches explore machine learning to address the limitations.
What is the Joint Oslo Seminar (JOS):
- Atmospheric and climate sciences have a stronghold in Oslo among the four institutions University of Oslo, the Meteorological Institute, CICERO and NILU.
- This joint seminar invites renowned international experts to contribute to an informal series of lectures, meant to create interaction with the Oslo atmospheric and climate science community on recent highlights and analysis in the field.
- Normally seminars will be held on Thursdays (12:15 pm -1pm).