Interactions Between a High-Intensity Wildfire and an Atmospheric Hydraulic Jump in the Case of the 2023 Lahaina Fire

On 8 August 2023, a grass fire that started in the city of Lahaina, Hawai’i, grew into the deadliest wildfire in the United States since 1918. This wildfire offers a unique opportunity to explore the impact of high heat output on an atmospheric hydraulic jump and a downslope wind event. We conducted...

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Main Authors: Clifford Ehrke, Angel Farguell, Adam K. Kochanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/12/1424
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