BlueSky Framework

What is BlueSky?

BlueSky is a modeling framework.  BlueSky modularly links a variety of independent models of fire information, fuel loading, fire consumption, fire emissions, and smoke dispersion. 

At each modeling step, BlueSky has several different specific models from which to choose. BlueSky is not a model per se because many different modeling pathways are possible within BlueSky.  Read more...

What you will be able to find here

• Information about the BlueSky framework
• Links to products and tools using the framework
  
• How to download the framework
• How to add additional modules to your framework installation
• How to share your model within the framework
• Information on ongoing developments within BlueSky
• How to get involved with BlueSky
• BlueSky and the Smoke and Emissions Model Intercomparison Project (SEMIP)
  

Tools and research using BlueSky

Daily smoke forecasts and model predictions

• National Weather Service operational smoke forecast products
• STI Gateway experimental CMAQ air quality modeling
• FCAMMS experimental smoke modeling, including RX fire
• Gateway/FCAMMS/SMARTFIRE Google Earth layers
  
• BlueSky Interactive Fire Scenario (IFS) web application
  

and more...

SMARTFIRE Fire Information

• SMARTFIRE ArcIMS viewer and on-the-fly trajectories
• Google Earth visualization layer
  

Planning Tools

• AQUIPT fire planning tool
• BlueSky Interactive Fire Scenario (IFS) web application

Emissions Inventories

• 2003-2006 National Emissions Inventory study
  

Research Studies

• NC RX burns 2007
  
• Frank Church WFU 2005
• Rex Creek WF 2002