RBFFS Working Group

Haze Event, Bob Marshall Class I Wilderness Area, Montana Station Fire, Night, California Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California Pasayten Class I Wilderness Area, Washington Salt Lake City, Utah
Representative Baseline and Future Fire Scenarios (RBFFS) Working Group


Representative Baseline and Future Fire Scenarios Project

The WRAP Fire and Smoke Work Group is forming a technical working group to examine methods used to incorporate fire into the regional haze modeling process. The Representative Baseline and Future Fire Scenarios (RBFFS) Working Group will address three topics related to fire characterization for regional haze planning:
  1. Develop methods for building a planning emissions inventory of fire representative of the Baseline Period
  2. Develop methods and scenarios for examining future fire emissions
  3. Determine when and what contract work is needed and assist in preparation of contract tasks and evaluation of work products.
  4. Evaluate existing plume rise methods and recommend approaches for model implementation and sensitivity analyses
Outcomes of this project will be used to support emissions inventories and modeling efforts for Regional Haze planning in coordination with the WRAP Technical Steering Committee, Workgroups and Subcommittees.

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