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PAST MEETING/REPORTS:

Joint GOFC/GOLD and IGBP-IGA/BIBEX
Fire Emissions Workshop
 July 17-19, 2002
College Park, Maryland, USA

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AGENDA

Wednesday, 17 July 2002

0900 - Session 1 - Meeting Objectives and Organization (Chair – E. Kasischke)

  1. GOFC/GOLD-FIRE Objectives and Status – C. Justice (University of Maryland)
  2. IGBP/IGAC/BIBEX Objectives and Status – J. Penner (University of Michigan)
  3. Organization of the Workshop – E. Kasischke (University of Maryland)
0945 - Session 2 – Emission Requirements (Chair – J. Goldammer)
  1. United Nations Working Group on Wildland Fire – Objective, Status and Information Requirements – J. Goldammer (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)
  2. Scientific Requirements – J. Trentmann (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)
  3. Reporting Requirements – J. Szykman (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
1045 - Coffee Break

1115 - Session 3 - Emission Estimation Procedures / Quantification of Emissions: State of the Science and Information Requirements (Chair – M. Prather)
  1. Global Models – J. Logan (Harvard University)
  2. Tropical Forests – B. Chatfield (NASA Ames Research Center)
  3. Savannas and Shrublands – G. Cook – (CSIRO)
  4. Temperate and Boreal Forests – N. French (Altarum)
1245 - Lunch

1345 - Session 4 – Fire Area Estimates (E. Prins)
  1. Fire Inventory Databases – J. Goldammer – (Max Planck Institute for Chemistry)
  2. Satellite Mapping of Fires using Hotspots and Point Sources – R. Fraser (Canadian Center for Remote Sensing)
  3. Satellite Mapping of Fire Scars – D. Roy (University of Maryland)
1445 - Poster Session 1: Emission Estimation Procedures (Models) and Results and Fire Maps

1615 - Breakout Session 1 – Review Current Status of Emission Estimation Procedures (Models) and Emission Estimates

1800 – Adjourn for the day

1830 to 2000 - MODIS Fire Status Report Workshop (Optional)

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Thursday, 18 July 2002

0900 - Session 5 – Fuel Mapping and Modeling, Fire Severity, and Emissions Factors
(D. Sandberg)

  1. Mapping/Modeling of Fuels in Savannas/Shrublands – R. Scholes (CSIR)
  2. Mapping/Modeling of Fuels in Temperate and Boreal Forests – E. Kasischke (University of Maryland)
  3. Emission Factors – W. Hao (USFS)
  4. Fire Severity – B. Stocks (CFS)
  5. Review of Remote Sensing Products – S. Prince (University of Maryland)
1045 – Coffee Break

1115 - Session 6 - Observation of Emission Products (J. Levine)
  1. Satellite Observations of Emission Products – L. Remer (NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center)
  2. Airborne Observations of Emission Products – R. Cofer (NASA Langley Research Center)
1155 - Poster Session 2: Fire Severity, Emission Factors, and Observations

1245 – Lunch

1415 - Breakout Session 2: Status of Emission Model Inputs

1700 – Plenary Session – Reports from Breakout Sessions

1800 – Adjourn for the day

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Friday, 19 July 2002

0900 - Breakout Session 3: Recommendations for Improved Production of Emission Estimates

1100 - Plenary – Report of Breakout Groups – Recommendations for Production of Improved Emission Estimates

1200 – Meeting Synthesis – J. Penner/E. Kasischke

1215 - GOFC/GOLD – Fire: Next Steps – C. Justice

1230 – MEETING ADJOURNMENT



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