Air Quality Deterioration of Urban Areas Caused by Wildfires in a Natural Reservoir Forest of Mexico

Figure 5

Maps of the calculated plumes for three of the principal components of the pollutants emitted (CO, PM10, and NO₂) by the wildfires are displayed. The plumes are shown for three different times; at the initial period of the event of many wildfires, 00Z on 25 April (a), (b) and (c), at the time of large intensity, 03Z on 26 April (d), (e) and (f), and at final time of the event, 00Z on 27 April (g), (h), and (i).

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