Charcoal/What the project is about

This project produces a map of estimated charcoal concentrations over an area downwind of a forest fire. The project was proposed by professor Umbanhowar in the St. Olaf Biology department. The model used in this program is from:

"Quantifying the source area of macroscopic charcoal wtih a particle dispersal model" Matthew Edwards Peters, Philip Edward Higuera Science Direct Quaternary Research 67 (2007)pp 304-310

Professor Umbanhowar hopes that other factors not included in the model from this paper can be incorporated into future versions of this program. Other such factors include charcoal size, shape, and how it falls through the atmosphere. Another paper to consult is:

Higuera, P.E., et al. "Understanding the origin and analysis of sediment-charcoal records with a simulation model"   Quarternary Science Reviews (2007), dio:10.1016/j quascirev.2007.03.010