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Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association Volume 66, 2016 - Issue 9: A Special Issue of JA&WMA on NOAA's 7th International Workshop on Air Quality Forecasting Research (IWAQFR)
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The FireWork air quality forecast system with near-real-time biomass burning emissions: Recent developments and evaluation of performance for the 2015 North American wildfire season

Radenko PavlovicAir Quality Modelling Applications Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jack ChenAir Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Kerry AndersonCanadian Forest Service, National Resources Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaView further author information
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Michael D. MoranAir Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Paul-André BeaulieuAir Quality Modelling Applications Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Didier DavignonAir Quality Modelling Applications Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Sophie CousineauAir Quality Modelling Applications Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Pages 819-841 | Received 16 Dec 2015, Accepted 22 Feb 2016, Published online: 02 Mar 2016

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