Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Fire Behaviour
Working definition
A convective cloud that develops above a strong heat source such as a wildfire when the rising plume reaches condensation level.
Also searched as
pyroCu
In plain language
A convective cloud that develops above a strong heat source such as a wildfire when the rising plume reaches condensation level.
Why it matters
Pyrocumulus is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.