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Brian Potter, Research Meteorologist
Candace Krull, Meteorologist
Narasimhan "Sim" Larkin, Research Physical Climatologist
Mark Moore, Meteorologist
Miriam Rorig, Research Meteorologist
Adam Skalenakis Programmer
Robert Solomon, Research Atmospheric Meteorologist
Tara Strand, Air Quality Engineer

 

Brian Potter, Team Leader
Research Meteorologist

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7828

Email:
bpotter@fs.fed.us

Research interests include fire-convection interactions, evaluation of fire indices, and the history of wildland fire science. Current research topics include the impact of moisture on fire convection and the influence of weather conditions 1000-5000' above the ground on fire behavior.

Candace Krull
Meteorologist

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7811

Email:
ckrull@fs.fed.us

Research interests include atmospheric instrumentation; accurately collecting and analyzing weather and air quality data for the purpose of improving forecasting models, and providing training and information in the area of smoke monitoring and data collection.

Narasimhan "Sim" Larkin
R
esearch Physical Climatologist

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7849

Email:
larkin@fs.fed.us

Research interests include El Niño definition and relevance to seasonal climate prediction; climate change and air quality implications; defining the fire environment on climatic time scales.
Mark Moore
Meteorologist

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7807

Email:
mark.moore@noaa.gov

Miriam Rorig
Research Meteorologist

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7843

Email:
mrorig@fs.fed.us

Research interests include understanding the atmospheric processes that result in lightning outbreaks without significant rainfall; use of meteorological models to predict the risk of dry lightning occurrence and to predict fire danger indexes; implementing and evaluating emission, consumption, and dispersion models to predict the impacts of smoke from wildland fire.

Adam Skalenakis
Programmer

Phone: (206) 732-7815

Email:
adam@airfire.org

Robert Solomon
Research Atmospheric Meteorologist

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7850

Email:
robertsolomon@fs.fed.us

Research interests include evaluating sources of uncertainty in smoke dispersion and transport models; physical dynamics of lightning and wildland fire; integration of physical and numerical models for cradle-to-grave smoke modeling.
Tara Strand
Air Quality Engineer

Phone:
(206) 732 - 7867

Email:
tarastrand@fs.fed.us

Research interests include using the BlueSky Framework to simulate the transport and dispersion of smoke from wildland fire, wildland fire use, and prescribed fires. Evaluate BlueSky and its ability to simulate fine particulate matter (≥ 2.5 m m) concentrations and other chemical species found in smoke.
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