Hi Moses,

The following two articles describe some useful models and software for estimating fire emissions, public health, and exposure models via remote sensing and climate data:

Article Global fire emissions estimates during 1997-2016

Article Modeling Wildfire Smoke Pollution by Integrating Land Use Re...

Hope that helps!

Best regards,

Ebrahim

You can use fine particulate matter (PM2.5).

FYI:

https://www.setra.com/blog/measuring-air-quality-during-wildfires

Thank you all for the great suggestion. I appreciate!

See the link below for a July 2021 (PDF) report on the "Wildfire Smoke Trends and the Air Quality"right now from the Oregon wildfires on the north west pacific coast of US.

Assume the smoke and particulates have spread south and east from there.

https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wildfires/Documents/WildfireSmokeTrendsReport.pdf

Thank you very much Clawson

This is a link to a July 21st, NY Times story titled, "See How Wildfire Smoke Spread Across America".

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/07/21/climate/wildfire-smoke-map.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

This is a very normal upper air pattern that runs west to east all the time. at times it dips down into our south and other times storms push it north. - I'm on the northeast coast of US and we've been told to expect a change in air quality during the next few weeks. Along with added pollution we get more colorful sunsets.

In the northwest US they're seeing a unique form of pollution. The fish and shellfish are being exposed to the heat from the fires. Some die early. Others are causing illness after they're eaten.

I suggest you consider greatly expanding the concept of pollution to include the combined effects of the global pandemic and the global devastation from the fires (climate change). One is very local (internal pollution) the other widespread. But together will add to an extended effort to recover...my guess if we're lucky and both subside, beyond 10 years. If the fires, the extreme heat, storms and disease stay the current course (some are expected to worsen) way beyond that.