MLive

Lots of wildfire smoke just west of Michigan, models show it’s coming here

The wildfires out West are spewing another big patch of smoke into the Midwest. The smoke is going to cover Michigan’s skies also very shortly. One of our best weather models, the High Resolution ...
Homeland Security Today

When Smoke Is in the Air, All Eyes Turn to This NOAA Weather Model

With smoke from western wildfires poised to spread from coast to coast this week, people will be looking to a NOAA smoke model for guidance on everything from how it might impact their area, to the ...
9NEWS

Computer model forecasts where wildfire smoke is moving

Well, other than staying indoors, there is no getting away from it completely, but there are areas that have lighter concentrations of smoke. A computer forecast model shows those spots. A computer ...
MLive

Weather models will help somewhat on forecasting wildfire smoke over Michigan’s sky

I talked with a modeling expert at NOAA about how our best weather models handle the smoky sky. Not all of our favorite weather models have modules in them to forecast the motion and thickness of ...
Science Daily

Wildfire smoke is more cooling on climate than computer models assume

Many of the most advanced climate models simulate smoke that is darker, or more light absorbing, than what researchers see in observations. A study of biomass burning aerosols led by University of ...
The Digital Universe

BYU researchers develop a new wildfire smoke emissions model

A BYU chemical engineering professor and his Ph.D. student have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke. The research, sponsored by the USDA Forest Service ...