UBC ATSC 413 - Forest-fire Weather & Climate

Thursday Schedule

(Follow this schedule to access fire cases, online lectures, homeworks, and quizzes. In this hybrid course, material is presented both in person and online.)


Thursday:      Theme:  PyroCB, Fire Tornadoes & Fire Whirls

Topic Activities & Assignments Learning Goals. By the end of this section, you will be able to ...
PyroCB, fire tornadoes, fire whirls Lecture slides on PyroCB = Cumulonimbus Flammagenitus.
Read mc07.7 and mc07.8
Explain why some fires create pyrocumulonimbus clouds and others do not. Describe the difference in creation mechanism and behavior of fire tornadoes and fire whirls.
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