Fire Emission Projector for Indonesia Peat Fires
Aulia Nur Mustaqiman

Universitas Brawijaya

Abstract

Indonesia has huge expanses of peatland that have been drained and cleansed of natural flora, rendering them vulnerable to fire. Peat fires produce significant volumes of carbon dioxide, particulate matter (PM), and other trace gases, which contribute to climate change and regional air pollution. Nevertheless, because of uncertainty in emission variables and fuel usage, emissions from peat fires are unpredictable. The Weather Research and Forecasting model, together with chemistry and PM concentration observations, were utilized to mitigate PM emissions from Indonesian fires in 2015, one of the most severe fire seasons in decades.

Keywords: Air Pollution- Peat fires- Indonesia

Topic: Waste and environmental management