# Inline wildfire HFLUX units

**URL:** <https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inline-wildfire-hflux-units/2340>\
**Category:** SMOKE\
**Created:** [May 14, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inline-wildfire-hflux-units/2340 "2021-05-14T22:18:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![RogerKwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@RogerKwok](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/RogerKwok)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inline-wildfire-hflux-units/2340/1 "2021-05-14T22:18:45Z")

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Hi there,

Having created SMOKE inline netcdf for ptwildfire, I found that the HFLUX units was designated as “moles/s”.  
A couple of questions. First, is “BTU/hr” supposed to be the correct units in netcdf?  
Second, if the units is different from “moles/s”, is there any SMOKE version whose code has the units corrected?

Thank you,  
Roger

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**Author:** ![bbaek](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.cmascenter.org/bbaek/32/22_2.png) [@bbaek](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/bbaek)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inline-wildfire-hflux-units/2340/2 "2021-05-15T02:57:44Z")

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HI Roger, you are correct. The unit for HFLUX in inline emission file is incorrect. It won’t impact on plume rise calculation in SMOKE and CMAQ but the unit should be corrected.

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**Author:** ![RogerKwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@RogerKwok](https://forum.cmascenter.org/u/RogerKwok)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.cmascenter.org/t/inline-wildfire-hflux-units/2340/3 "2021-05-17T14:02:16Z")

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Thanks BH! It’s great to hear from you again.

Roger

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