NSF PR 04-042 - April 15, 2004 |
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 Note About Images |
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Computer model simulation of the Big Elk Fire near Pinewood Springs, Colorado, July 17, 2002, from the NCAR Coupled Atmosphere-Fire Model. Red and white show hot air and smoke created by the fire. The arrows show the direction and speed of winds near the surface, including those created by the fire.
Credit: Tim Scheitlin, NCAR |
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Computer model simulation of the Big Elk Fire near Pinewood Springs, Colorado, July 17, 2002, from the NCAR Coupled Atmosphere-Fire Model. Red and white show hot air and smoke created by the fire. The arrows show the direction and speed of winds near the surface, including those created by the fire.
Credit: Tim Scheitlin, NCAR |
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A forest fire sends smoke up past Boulder, Colorado's landmark Flatirons at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Credit: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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Forest fires contribute to air pollution by emitting
carbon dioxide, methane and other trace gases into the atmosphere. In sufficient quantities, these gases may affect global climate.
Credit: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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Forest fires contribute to air pollution by emitting
carbon dioxide, methane and other trace gases into the atmosphere. In sufficient quantities, these gases may affect global climate.
Credit: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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The effects of seasonal burning of African savannah on the local and regional atmosphere was a main objective in the Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants, which documented biosphere-atmosphere interactions taking place in and near the African tropics.
Credit: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
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