Wiedinmyer developed the Fire INventory from NCAR ( FINN ) , " a high resolution global fire emissions model now used by local , regional , and global chemical modelers to better quantify the impacts of fire emissions on atmospheric composition , both in hindsight and forecast model applications . " She used the model to estimate that the 2010 Russian wildfires liberated 22 teragrams of highly toxic carbon monoxide , though this amount was less than the cumulative carbon monoxide emissions of 2012 and 2003 . Wiedinmyer discovered that in the long run , controlled burning of forests will produce up to sixty percent less carbon dioxide emissions compared to the full-fledged wildfires they prevented . Undergrowth will be destroyed by the controlled burns while carbon-rich mature trees survive . Without removing the undergrowth , wildfires can quickly escalate out of control using the undergrowth as fuel , and then burn down mature trees as well
2010 Russian wildfires
2010 Russian wildfires
Christine Wiedinmyer