1. Current Research in Smoke Modeling Scott Goodrick U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station Athens, GA

2. SHRMC Southern High Resolution Modeling Consortium Partnership of Forest Service, Universities and other organizations Focus on research & development for fire, meteorology and smoke.

3. Research Fire Weather Smoke Plume Dynamics Fire Behavior Air Quality Fire & Climate

4. Fire Weather

11. Smoke Plume Dynamics

12. Fire Behavior

14. Tools www.shrmc.org/smoke Operational by October 15, 2007

18. Isopleths of smoke particulate Concentration predicted for a given hour.

20. BlueSky BlueSky - A framework for predicting fire and smoke effects that integrates components for fuel load fuel moisture fuel consumption emissions dispersion/trajectories Developed and managed by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, AirFIRE team.

21. BlueSky Designed as a tool to aid prescribed fire managers in making go/no-go decisions with regard to smoke management Provides hourly surface PM2.5 concentrations and smoke plume trajectories depicting direction and height of the plume

25. PB-Piedmont Predicts nocturnal smoke movement and potential for visibility hazards Contact: Gary Achtemeier gachtemeier@fs.fed.us

27. Air Quality Predictions Southern Smoke Simulation System Look at particulate and ozone Designed for prescribed fires in the south

28. Case studies Working with managers to improve tools and best management practice

29. www.shrmc.org/smoke sgoodrick@fs.fed.us