Interactive comment on “ Wildfires as a source of airborne mineral dust – Revisiting a conceptual model using Large-Eddy simulations ( LES ) ”

Wagner et al. investigate the potential of wildfires to emit dust. Based on large-eddy simulation (LES) and predefined fire scenarios, the fire impact on the boundary layer wind speed and turbulent-kinetic energy is analyzed. Through comparison of wind speeds in the lowest model layer with an assumed wind speed threshold for dust emission and through estimation of particle settling velocities, conclusions about potentially fire-caused particle lifting and particle suspension are drawn.