Advancing the BRAMS wildfire–atmosphere modelling system: application to an extreme wildfire event
Isilda Cunha Menezes,Luiz Flávio Rodrigues,Karla M. Longo,Mateus Ferreira e Freitas,Saulo R. Freitas,Rodrigo Braz,Valter Ferreira de Oliveira,Sílvia Coelho,and Ana Isabel Miranda
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
Luiz Flávio Rodrigues
Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies (CPTEC), National Institute for Space Research, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil
Karla M. Longo
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Sāo José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Mateus Ferreira e Freitas
Multiuser Laboratory of High Performance Computing (LaMCAD), UFG Innovation Agency, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Samambaia Campus, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
Ana Isabel Miranda
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
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The Brazilian Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS) was enhanced with crown fire spread in the surface fire spread (SFIRE) module and dynamic smoke emissions, enabling coupled fire–atmosphere–radiation simulations. Applied to the 2017 Sertã wildfire, the results show qualitative agreement with MERRA-2 aerosol optical depth (AOD), capturing the main plume structure, timing, and smoke-driven radiative effects, as well as interactions affecting atmospheric instability and inversion layers.
The Brazilian Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (BRAMS) was enhanced with crown fire spread...