Australian Brush Fires
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Australian Brush Fires
Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryJanuary 2003
Daniel McEvoy & Nicholas D Beres
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• Canberra = Australian Capital City
• 350,000+ Population• Surrounded by– Dense forest– Mountain range to the west
Geographical Background
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Motivation
• Summer weather is hot and dry – Seasonal fire situation throughout Australia
• AERONET station in city– Showing high AOD during fire event
= GREAT CASE STUDY!
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Fire
• Ignition source– Lightning strike on January 8th, 2003
• Small fires around territory = NBD– No sign of authorities taking control
• January 18th
– High temps & winds, Low RH– Fire exploded and began to engulf city
• 4 deaths• 500 homes destroyed
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AERONETOverview
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Meteorology – Jan 18th
(Weather Underground)
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AERONETFire Event
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January 17th
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January 17th January 19th
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January 21th
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January 26th
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MODIS (Terra)
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