The Scattering Coefficient and Mass Concentration of Smoke from Some Australian Forest Fires |
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Authors: | A.J. Eccleston N.K. King D.R. Packham |
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Affiliation: | CSIRO , Australia |
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Abstract: | Smoke from large scale fuel reduction fires in Western Australia has been investigated from an aircraft; These fires are typically 10,000-20,000 acres in area with fuel loadings of 3-6 tons/acre. Measurements were made of mass concentration, scattering coefficient and total particulate production in the smoke. The results suggest that the mass concentration (g m-3) is equal to 0.24 times the scattering coefficient (m-1). About 1.8% of the fuel appears as particulate matter in the air above the fire. |
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