Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health : Linking Biomass Burning Emissions to Human Well-Being

• Autore: Loboda Tatiana V
• Pubblicazione: Newark : , : American Geophysical Union, , 2023; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (544 pages)
• Disciplina: 613.11
• Soggetto topico: Wildfires; Air quality
• Altri autori: FrenchNancy H. F PuettRobin C
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 Bridging Geophysical and Health Sciences to Study the Impacts of Biomass Burning on Human Well‐Being -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. CONNECTING THE MODELING CHAIN -- 1.3. BUILDING A SHARED LANGUAGE -- 1.4. STRUCTURE, SCOPE, AND AIMS -- 1.5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Part I: From Fires to Emissions -- 2 Biomass Burning as an Integral Force -- 2.1. BIOMASS BURNING AS AN INTEGRAL FORCE AND PROCESS ON OUR LANDSCAPES -- 2.2. BIOMASS BURNING, WEATHER, BIOSPHERE, AND CLIMATE INTERACTIONS -- 2.3. STATE OF GLOBAL FIRE REGIMES -- 2.4. SMOKE TRANSPORT, CLOUDS, CLIMATE, AIR QUALITY (AQ), AND HEALTH -- 2.5. ACTIONS FOR MITIGATION: TOOLS IN THE FIRE COMMUNITY SANDBOX -- 2.6. CHALLENGES, CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT, AND MOVING FORWARD -- 2.7. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- 2.8. PERTINENT AND REFERENCED WEBSITES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Mapping and Characterizing Fire -- 3.1. OVERVIEW OF MAPPING APPROACHES -- 3.2. SATELLITE‐BASED FIRE MAPPING AND CHARACTERIZATION PRINCIPLES -- 3.3. SATELLITE‐BASED MAPPING AND CHARACTERIZATION RESEARCH AND PRODUCTS -- 3.4. CAVEATS AND LIMITATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING DATA -- REFERENCES -- 4 Wildland Fuel Characterization Across Space and Time -- 4.1. INTRODUCTION -- 4.2. WHAT ARE WILDLAND FUELS AND HOW DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO SMOKE? -- 4.3. TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO MAPPING WILDLAND FUELS FOR SMOKE MODELING AND EMISSIONS INVENTORIES -- 4.4. NEXT‐GENERATION WILDLAND FUEL MAPPING -- 4.5. RESEARCH NEEDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- 4.6. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 Biomass Burning Fuel Consumption and Emissions for Air Quality -- 5.1. INTRODUCTION -- 5.2. MODELING BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS -- 5.3. BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS INVENTORIES AND MAPPING SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS. ; 5.4. APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING FUEL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATES FOR EMISSIONS INVENTORIES -- 5.5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Part II: From Emissions to Concentrations -- 6 Surface Monitoring of Fire Pollution -- 6.1. INTRODUCTION -- 6.2. MONITORING NETWORKS -- 6.3. METHODS TO ESTIMATE AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS -- 6.4. GAPS AND CHALLENGES IN MONITORING WILDFIRE POLLUTION -- 6.5. OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN MONITORING WILDFIRE POLLUTION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Data Assimilation for Numerical Smoke Prediction -- 7.1. INTRODUCTION -- 7.2. MATCHING OBSERVATIONS TO FORECAST PROBLEMS -- 7.3. CONSIDERATIONS FOR ASSIMILATION OF SMOKE OBSERVATIONS -- 7.4. FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- AVAILABILITY STATEMENT -- REFERENCES -- 8 A Review of Modeling Approaches Used to Simulate Smoke Transport and Dispersion -- 8.1. INTRODUCTION -- 8.2. SMOKE‐RELATED PROCESSES -- 8.3. SMOKE TRANSPORT MODELS -- 8.4. PLUME‐RISE MODELS -- 8.5. SUMMARY -- 8.6. FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 9 Profiles of Operational and Research Forecasting of Smoke and Air Quality Around the World -- 9.1. INTRODUCTION -- 9.2. GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE FOR AEROSOL PREDICTION (ICAP) -- 9.3. THE COPERNICUS ATMOSPHERE MONITORING SERVICE (CAMS): GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS OF EUROPE -- 9.4. NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEMS -- 9.5. SMOKE FORECASTING IN AUSTRALIA -- 9.6. WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) VEGETATION FIRE AND SMOKE POLLUTION WARNING ADVISORY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (VFSP‐WAS) -- 9.7. SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- DISCLAIMER -- REFERENCES -- Part III: From Concentrations to Health Outcomes -- 10 Assessing Smoke Exposure in Space and Time -- 10.1. FUNDAMENTALS OF SMOKE EXPOSURE ESTIMATION -- 10.2. CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHARACTERIZING BIOMASS BURNING SMOKE EXPOSURE. ; 10.3. RESEARCH GAPS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- 11 Wildfire Smoke Toxicology and Health -- 11.1. INTRODUCTION TO THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF TOXICOLOGY -- 11.2. ROUTES OF EXPOSURE -- 11.3. TARGET ORGANS AND EFFECTS -- 11.4. MODEL SYSTEMS OF WILDFIRE SMOKE TOXICOLOGY -- 11.5. FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 12 Wildfire Smoke Exposures and Adult Health Outcomes -- 12.1. GLOBAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROBLEM -- 12.2. OVERVIEW OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE ON ADULT HEALTH OUTCOMES -- 12.3. CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES -- 12.4. INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THE WILDFIRE'S IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH -- 12.5. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 13 Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke During Pregnancy and Childhood -- 13.1. INTRODUCTION -- 13.2. PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES -- 13.3. EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES -- 13.4. RESEARCH GAPS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 14 State of the Science and Future Directions -- 14.1. OVERVIEW -- 14.2. FROM FIRE TO EMISSIONS -- 14.3. FROM EMISSIONS TO CONCENTRATIONS -- 14.4. FROM CONCENTRATIONS TO HEALTH OUTCOMES -- 14.5. SUMMARY -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, 'Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health: Linking Biomass Burning Emissions to Human Well-Being,' examines the complex interactions between landscape fires, the resulting smoke emissions, and their impacts on human health and well-being. Edited by Tatiana V. Loboda, Nancy H. F. French, and Robin C. Puett, the work is part of the Geophysical Monograph Series and aims to bridge the gap between geophysical and health sciences. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how biomass burning affects air quality and public health, offering insights into wildfire forecasting and environmental management. The book is intended for researchers, policymakers, and environmental health professionals interested in understanding and mitigating the adverse effects of biomass burning on communities.
• Titolo autorizzato: Landscape Fire, Smoke, and Health
• ISBN: 9781119757030; 1119757037; 9781119757023; 1119757029; 9781119757016; 1119757010
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019567303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Geophysical Monograph Series