- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
-
chapter 1 . Fire and California Vegetation -
Part I Introduction to Fire Ecology -
chapter 2 . California Climate and Fire Weather -
chapter 3 Fire as a Physical Process -
chapter 4 Fire as an Ecological Process -
chapter 5 Fire and Physical Environment Interactions -
chapter 6 Fire and Plant Interactions -
chapter 7 Fire and Animal Interactions -
PART II The History and Ecology of Fire in California’s Bioregions -
chapter 8 North Coast Bioregion -
chapter 9 . Klamath Mountains Bioregion -
chapter 10 Southern Cascades Bioregion -
chapter 11 . Northeastern Plateaus Bioregion -
chapter 12 Sierra Nevada Bioregion -
chapter 13 Central Valley Bioregion -
chapter 14 . Central Coast Bioregion -
chapter 15 South Coast Bioregion -
chapter 16 Southeastern Deserts Bioregion -
PART III Fire Management Issues in California’s Ecosystems -
chapter 17 The Use of Fire by Native Americans in California -
chapter 18 Fire Management and Policy Since European Settlement -
chapter 19 Fire and Fuel Management -
chapter 20 Fire, Watershed Resources, and Aquatic Ecosystems -
chapter 21 Fire and Air Resources -
chapter 22 Fire and Invasive Plant Species -
chapter 23 Fire and At-Risk Species -
chapter 24 The Future of Fire in California’s Ecosystems -
APPENDIX 1 Plant Common and Scientific Names -
APPENDIX 2 Animal Common and Scientific Names -
APPENDIX 3 Bioregions, Ecological Zones, and Plant Alliances of California that Occur in this Text - Glossary
- Index
Fire and Air Resources
Fire and Air Resources
- Chapter:
- (p.481) chapter 21 Fire and Air Resources
- Source:
- Fire in California's Ecosystems
- Author(s):
Suraj Ahuja
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter addresses smoke and air quality concerns. Awareness of air quality regulations, smoke production, transport, and effects from prescribed and wildland fires will enable land managers to refine existing smoke management strategies and develop better smoke management plans and programs in the future. Managing smoke from fires in California requires knowledge of airflow and pollution sources and patterns and an understanding of the state’s regulatory framework, population patterns, meteorology, and physical features for fire emissions production and transport prediction. Mobile sources are one of the biggest contributors to the ozone problem. Air quality is managed through federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Land managers and regulators have developed strategies to reduce the impacts on air quality that result from fire. The Fire Emission Trade-off Model can predict reduction in emissions achieved when prescribed fires are applied to the landscape to prevent large-intensity wildfires.
Keywords: fire, smoke management, air quality, California, regulations, Fire Emission Trade-off Model
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- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
-
chapter 1 . Fire and California Vegetation -
Part I Introduction to Fire Ecology -
chapter 2 . California Climate and Fire Weather -
chapter 3 Fire as a Physical Process -
chapter 4 Fire as an Ecological Process -
chapter 5 Fire and Physical Environment Interactions -
chapter 6 Fire and Plant Interactions -
chapter 7 Fire and Animal Interactions -
PART II The History and Ecology of Fire in California’s Bioregions -
chapter 8 North Coast Bioregion -
chapter 9 . Klamath Mountains Bioregion -
chapter 10 Southern Cascades Bioregion -
chapter 11 . Northeastern Plateaus Bioregion -
chapter 12 Sierra Nevada Bioregion -
chapter 13 Central Valley Bioregion -
chapter 14 . Central Coast Bioregion -
chapter 15 South Coast Bioregion -
chapter 16 Southeastern Deserts Bioregion -
PART III Fire Management Issues in California’s Ecosystems -
chapter 17 The Use of Fire by Native Americans in California -
chapter 18 Fire Management and Policy Since European Settlement -
chapter 19 Fire and Fuel Management -
chapter 20 Fire, Watershed Resources, and Aquatic Ecosystems -
chapter 21 Fire and Air Resources -
chapter 22 Fire and Invasive Plant Species -
chapter 23 Fire and At-Risk Species -
chapter 24 The Future of Fire in California’s Ecosystems -
APPENDIX 1 Plant Common and Scientific Names -
APPENDIX 2 Animal Common and Scientific Names -
APPENDIX 3 Bioregions, Ecological Zones, and Plant Alliances of California that Occur in this Text - Glossary
- Index
