GAFD Seminar: Kasturi Shah (University of Cambridge)
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 13:30
Dynamics of Wildfire-Driven Circulation Patterns
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Title: Dynamics of Wildfire-Driven Circulation Patterns
Abstract: The most extreme wildfires are increasing in intensity and frequency and create their own weather. In this talk, progress towards understanding the self-organisation of wildfire smoke from the surface to the stratosphere will be presented. Topics include aerosol-filled vortices, self-reinforcing instabilities associated with wildfire smoke, and physics of wildfire-driven plumes. An outlook on future research into other instances of wildfire-induced circulation patterns concludes the talk.
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Mathematics and Statistics