NASA INSPYRE: Pyrocumulonimbus Dynamics Simulator

ER-2 Status: Tracking Plume...

CAPE: -- J/kg

Atmospheric Scenario

Wildfire Heat Intensity 45.0 GW

Surface Relative Humidity 35 %

Lapse Rate (°C/km) 7.2 °C/km

Tropopause Altitude 11.5 km

Telemetry & Soundings

Max Updraft Speed

38.5 m/s

Cloud Top Alt

14.2 km

Condensation (LCL)

2.4 km

Stratospheric Injection

1420 t/hr

Wildfire Thermal Output	45.0 GW
Lifting Condensation Level (LCL)	2.4 km
Tropopause Boundary Height	11.5 km
Cloud Top Height Achieved	14.2 km
Peak Convective Velocity	38.5 m/s
Smoke Injection Rate	1420 tons/hr
Event Severity Assessment	Level 3 Severe Stratospheric Injection

NASA ER-2 Research Flight Log