Satellite-derived emissions of carbon monoxide, ammonia, and nitrogen dioxide from the 2016 Horse River wildfire in the Fort McMurray area

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Adams, Cristen, McLinden, Chris A., Shephard, Mark W., Dickson, Nolan, Dammers, Enrico, Chen, Jack, Makar, Paul, Cady-Pereira, Karen E., Tam, Naomi, Kharol, Shailesh K., Lamsal, Lok N., Krotkov, Nickolay A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Canada; Fort McMurray; Horse River; Cris
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2577-2019; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00003067; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00003025/acp-19-2577-2019.pdf; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/19/2577/2019/acp-19-2577-2019.pdf

In May 2016, the Horse River wildfire led to the evacuation of ∼ 88 000 people from Fort McMurray and surrounding areas and consumed ∼ 590 000 ha of land in Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Within the plume, satellite instruments measured elevated values of CO, NH3, and NO2. CO was measured by two...