Playground v3.5 Help - Update Log
Capabilities:
Release: April 2022
Improved runtimes
Enabled Expert Mode for HYSPLIT parameters
Added flexibility to enter Output Grid Size, the Number of Particles, and the Grid Resolution
Added parameters for Dry Deposition and Wet Deposition
Added flexibility to enter the layer of thickness
Established a Met archive protocol
Added NOAA’s 1.27-km Fire Weather variable domains to the meteorological domains
Release: January 2022
Visual Range output (NWCG Smoke Management Guide for Prescribed Fire pg.251)
Release: April 2021
VSMOKE is available for dispersion
New buttons for improved control over updating fuels (Emissions Input)
Time profile - manually adjust in Advanced (Emissions Input)
Downloadable Emissions Report and Dispersion Report in PDF format
New domain map (HYSPLIT Dispersion - Meteorology Input)
Plume rise - modifiable up to 200% (HYSPLIT Dispersion Input)
Bug Fixes:
Fixed smoldering profile
Default to 0.25 domain extent (HYSPLIT Dispersion Input)
Include FCCS 0 and 900 fuel types (to avoid interface hang)
Updated default values for shrub and canopy consumption in Wildfires. (Emissions Input)