Dispersión de plumas de contaminación atmosférica por incendios forestales
un caso de estudio en el sur de Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.59471/raia2026235Palabras clave:
Incendios forestales, estimación de fuente, contaminación atmosférica, dispersión atmosférica, HYSPLITResumen
Los incendios forestales representan una amenaza significativa para los ecosistemas, la biodiversidad y la salud humana, lo que resalta la importancia de realizar un seguimiento y una evaluación precisa de su impacto. En este trabajo se utilizan simulaciones con HYSPLIT e imágenes satelitales de MODIS de la NASA para estimar fuentes y niveles de contaminación asociados al incendio forestal iniciado en enero de 2024 en el Parque Nacional Los Alerces, provincia de Chubut, Argentina. A partir de simulaciones y datos observados, se estimó una biomasa de 650 Mg/ha, valor consistente con estimaciones reportadas en la literatura. Además, se estimó la distribución y concentración de material particulado en las áreas afectadas, identificando niveles de contaminación superiores a 100 µg/m³ en zonas cercanas. El estudio combina modelado computacional, datos satelitales y análisis ambiental, y busca contribuir a la evaluación del impacto ecológico y sanitario de los incendios forestales en ecosistemas sensibles.
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