Table 1 Summary of relevant information about the peaks of burned area in the Brazilian Pantanal, transport episodes, and smoke-induced PM2.5 peaks in the SPS

From: Compound dry-hot-fire events connecting Central and Southeastern South America: an unapparent and deadly ripple effect

Peaks of Burned Area

Period

Burned Area [kha]

Simultaneous CDHW period

BAP1

9 Sep–17 Sep

618.6

Sep 5–Sep 20

BAP2

25 Sep–11 Oct

887.6

25 Sept–15 Oct

Transport Episodes

 

Starting dates (from Brazilian Pantanal)

Arrival dates (in the SPS)

 T1

 

17 and 18 Sep

18 and 19 Sep

 T2

 

26 and 27 Sep

28 and 29 Sep

 T3

 

7 Oct

9 Oct

Smoke-induced

PM2.5 Peaks

 

Period

Multi-site

daily PM2.5

PMP1

 

Sep 18–19

17–112 μgm-3

PMP2

 

Sep 29–Oct 3

9–54 μgm-3

PMP3

 

Oct 5–Oct 9

11–85 μgm-3

  1. The total burned area and simultaneous CDHW periods during the burned area periods are also shown. The PM2.5 daily averages during the smoke-induced PM2.5 peaks are presented as a multi-site concentration range.
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