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FIRECAN: Enhancing Wildfire Plume Modelling in Canada through Sentinel Satellite Data Integration and Experimental Measurements — This project aims to use satellite measurements and targeted experiments to evaluate and improve the current understanding of chemical emissions from Canadian forest fires, which is crucial for enhancing modeling of smoke plumes and assessing their impacts on human health and the environment. By focusing on obtaining glyoxal (ethanedial) and formaldehyde column densities and refining emission factors and branching ratios, the research seeks to advance forest fire smoke modeling, potentially mitigating the societal challenges posed by the increasing prevalence of forest fires.