| Chisholm Fire | |
|---|---|
 A pyrocumulonimbus cloud over the Chisholm Fire on the afternoon of May 28, 2001. | |
| Date(s) | May 23, 2001 – June 4, 2001 |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Total area | 116,000 hectares (290,000 acres) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 61 |
The Chisholm fire was a forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta that burned in the late spring of 2001. It is known for its exceptional intensity and fire behavior. In fact, at the time, it had the highest head fire intensity ever recorded.[1] The fire was declared under control on June 4, 2001,[2] with a total burned area of 116,000 hectares (290,000 acres).[3] It was notable for its record-setting intensity and several research papers were conducted regarding this fire and its unique pyrocumulonimbus cloud.[4][5][6][7] It was one of the first fires to have known to penetrate the tropopause in recorded history.[8]
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- ^ Fromm, M.; Torres, O.; Diner, D.; Lindsey, D.; Vant Hull, B.; Servranckx, R.; Shettle, E. P.; Li, Z. (2008-04-27). "Stratospheric impact of the Chisholm pyrocumulonimbus eruption: 1. Earth-viewing satellite perspective". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 113 (D8). Bibcode:2008JGRD..113.8202F. doi:10.1029/2007JD009153. ISSN 0148-0227.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Daniel (February 9, 2007). "The Chisholm firestorm: observed microstructure, precipitation and lightning activity of a pyro-cumulonimbus" (PDF). ACP Copernicus. 7 (3): 645. Bibcode:2007ACP.....7..645R. doi:10.5194/acp-7-645-2007.
- ^ Tory, K. J.; Kepert, J. D. (2021-04-01). "Pyrocumulonimbus Firepower Threshold: Assessing the Atmospheric Potential for pyroCb". Weather and Forecasting. 36 (2): 439–456. Bibcode:2021WtFor..36..439T. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-20-0027.1. ISSN 1520-0434.
- ^ Fromm, Michael D.; Servranckx, René (2003-05-15). "Transport of forest fire smoke above the tropopause by supercell convection". Geophysical Research Letters. 30 (10): 1542. Bibcode:2003GeoRL..30.1542F. doi:10.1029/2002GL016820. ISSN 0094-8276.
- ^ "Smoke Soars to Stratospheric Heights". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Retrieved 2024-10-19.