1. Meteorological Impacts of the Rim Fire of 2013
By:
Keith Heidecorn
&
Gustavo Riggio

2. Objective
To use wind velocities, surface pressure, wind direction, temperature, aerosol light scattering and absorption by aerosols to see how the Rim Fire affected the meteorology of Reno

3. Study Area

4. PART I

5. Photoacoustic Measurements

6. Wind Instrumentation

7. Horizontal Wind Velocities

8. Temperature & Pressure

9. PART II

10. Sounding for August 21, 2013

11. Sounding for August 24, 2013

12. Aerosol Scattering

13. Aerosol Absorption

14. Single Scattering Albedo

15. Conclusions & Implications
Inconclusive Results
More Diffuse than Direct Radiation
Affects not just atmosphere: Water, Biology, Human Health, and etc.
What will this summer be like?

16. Questions?