SMART FIRES - GLOBE Observer

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SMART FIRES Burn Site Monitoring Test

Project Description:

SMART FIRES is asking for your GLOBE observations of the land and skies to support research about prescribed fires. SMART Fires is a Montana project funded by the National Science Foundation to better understand smoke from prescribed fires and to predict wildfire emissions and air quality impacts. You can help by observing the land to show fuel conditions and the atmosphere to gauge smoke conditions. Observations collected in this request are a pilot for future research projects.

Project Impact:

Our goal is to involve Montanans in this prescribed fire research - to contribute research-quality data for our scientists and for community awareness of fire fuels and impacts of fire on communities.

Protocols Used:

Clouds, Land Cover, Trees

Active Dates:

16 September to 17 September 2024

Special User Instructions and Tags:

Please join the SMART FIRES Citizen Science team.

Please collect a land cover observation including photographs and surface conditions. If possible, classify the land cover. Add the tag #smartfires in the field notes. If there are trees, please measure the height of the tallest tree and include #smartfires in the field notes.

Please collect a clouds observation and be sure to include sky conditions and visibility. If additional instruments are available, please include air quality data such as particulate matter as well as current temperature and humidity in one of the photo captions.

Region of Interest:

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