Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fuels & Weather
Working definition
The tendency of the atmosphere to resist or enhance vertical motion, affecting plume rise, turbulence and fire–atmosphere interaction.
In plain language
The tendency of the atmosphere to resist or enhance vertical motion, affecting plume rise, turbulence and fire–atmosphere interaction.
Why it matters
Atmospheric Stability is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.