Personal tools
You are here: Home → Modules → Emissions → FEPS
BlueSky Framework

USFS LogoNational Fire Plan logoNASA logoJoint Fire Science Program LogoEPA logoBlueSky is a framework for model management. It facilitates the use of predictive models that simulate the cumulative impacts of smoke on air quality from forest, agricultural, and range fires.

BlueSky is maintained by the U.S. Forest Service AirFire Team and Sonoma Technology, Inc.
AirFire LogoSonoma Technology, Inc. Logo

 

FEPS Emissions Module

— filed under:
— last modified Jun 05, 2009 12:41 PM

FEPS Emissions Module

Description & Model Info | Module Info | Current Version(s) | Change Log

Emissions StepDescription

The FEPS emissions module is based on the Fire Emission Production Simulator (FEPS).  FEPS predicts speciated emissions as a function of empirical emission factors, the total consumption rate, and the combustion efficiency.

Model references:

Anderson, G.K.; Sandberg, D.V; Norheim, R.A., 2004. Fire Emission Production Simulator (FEPS) User's Guide. Available at http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fera/feps/FEPS_users_guide.pdf

Model information contact:

Unknown, USFS, see contacts page

Model information link:

http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fera/feps/index.shtml

Module Info

Invoked as:

EMISSIONS = FEPSEmissions

in configuration ini

Known issues:

 

Notes:

 

Data fields used: 

area, fuel_moisture_1khr, mduff (duff fuel moisture), flaming_consumption, smoldering_consumption, residual_consumption, duff_consumption, area_fract, flame_profile, smolder_profile, residual_profile

Related modules:

Authors:

Current Module Version(s)

Version 1 - stable

5/29/09
model v2.0

  • download
    Requires BlueSky Framework v3.1 or greater

    Change Log

    Version 1:    5/29/09

    included as default in BlueSky v. 3.1

    Document Actions