Articles | Volume 15, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-4027-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-4027-2022
Model description paper
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24 May 2022
Model description paper |  | 24 May 2022

An emergency response model for the formation and dispersion of plumes originating from major fires (BUOYANT v4.20)

Jaakko Kukkonen, Juha Nikmo, Kari Riikonen, Ilmo Westerholm, Pekko Ilvessalo, Tuomo Bergman, and Klaus Haikarainen

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on gmd-2021-88', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Aug 2021
  • AC1: 'Comment on gmd-2021-88', Jaakko Kukkonen, 02 Nov 2021
  • RC2: 'Review comments on gmd-2021-88', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Feb 2022
  • AC2: 'Comment on gmd-2021-88', Jaakko Kukkonen, 27 Feb 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Jaakko Kukkonen on behalf of the Authors (07 Apr 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Apr 2022) by Augustin Colette
AR by Jaakko Kukkonen on behalf of the Authors (27 Apr 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
A mathematical model has been developed for the dispersion of plumes originating from major fires. We have refined the model for the early evolution of the fire plumes; such a module has not been previously presented. We have evaluated the model against experimental field-scale data. The predicted concentrations agreed well with the aircraft measurements. We have also compiled an operational version of the model, which can be used for emergency contingency planning in the case of major fires.