Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires
Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollutionResearchers have created a system to detect and measure the impacts of moorland fires, which will form part of a response to government proposals on heather and grassland burning in England.Dr Maria Val Martin from the University of Sheffield, one of the three universities involved, explained: “I studied wildfire smoke impacts in the western US, and experienced smoke and air quality alerts first-hand while living and working in Colorado, but I never expected to encounter similar conditions here in the UK. Continue reading...
Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollution
Researchers have created a system to detect and measure the impacts of moorland fires, which will form part of a response to government proposals on heather and grassland burning in England.
Dr Maria Val Martin from the University of Sheffield, one of the three universities involved, explained: “I studied wildfire smoke impacts in the western US, and experienced smoke and air quality alerts first-hand while living and working in Colorado, but I never expected to encounter similar conditions here in the UK. Continue reading...
