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RRFS smoke fix - #377

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RRFS smoke fix#377
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@mkavulich mkavulich commented Jun 18, 2026

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Description of Changes:

This PR fixes an issue in the current UFS code where the smoke emissions from the CFBM fire_behavior module do not persist in subsequent timesteps. Only a few instantaneous pixels of smoke can be seen in the first layer. This series of images shows smoke concentrations in the first layer at 3 h, 4 h, 5h and 6 h lead times using the current UFS weather model code:
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After the fix, smoke now accumulates properly in the atmosphere over time:
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Tests Conducted:

Ran the above-mentioned UFS tests with fire model enabled to show that the problem is now fixed.

UFS regression tests on Ursa were successful: only expected changes to fire behavior test.

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Fixes from Maria Frediani and Pedro Jimenez

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Testing completed successfully for ufs-community/ufs-weather-model#3267. This PR can be merged.

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rhaesung merged commit 14fadce into ufs-community:ufs/dev Jul 8, 2026
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Problem with smoke emissions from fire_behavior model not persisting to subsequent timesteps

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