June 2023
Deriving fire emissions from space, interview to Dr. Jenny Stavrakou
The heavy pollution situation in major cities in Northern America last week brought to public attention the importance and scope of wildfires. Their impact is increasing with climate change, and we need to adapt quickly. Mitigation and adaptation strategies need to be put in place at different levels. Common to all these is the need for timely and accurate monitoring of fire emissions and their evolution. Monitoring of wildfire emissions with the help of satellite data requires complex inverse modelling techniques to develop what are generally known as "top-down" estimates and are currently seen as a powerful monitoring approach.
