Appalachian Basin Coal Production Maps and Historical Data

1996 data provides an overview of bituminous coal production in the Appalachian basin by county. The report includes four plates showing the year of maximum production, the amount produced that year, cumulative production since the early 20th century, and 1996 annual production. It was compiled by CEOS_EXTRA and published via NASA EarthData.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of peak production years (Plate 1) to model regional industrial cycles.
• Map cumulative coal production (Plate 3) to assess resource depletion and remaining reserves by county.
• Compare 1996 annual production (Plate 4) against historical maximums (Plate 2) to identify declining versus stable production regions.
• Identify the seven major counties with increasing production for case studies on modern mining efficiency.

Strengths

• Includes four distinct geospatial plates (maps) with associated graphs and tables.
• Provides decadal grouping for year of maximum production and tonnage figures for historical analysis.
• Covers the entire Appalachian basin, a major coal-producing region, at the county level.

Limitations

• Data is from 1996, making it temporally stale for current market or environmental analysis.
• Sample size is limited to the number of counties in the basin, not individual mine or transaction records.
• Report format may require manual extraction of underlying data from maps and graphs.

Provenance

Source

CEOS_EXTRA via NASA EarthData.

Collection Method

Compiled report with maps, graphs, and tables constructed from underlying production data.

Time Range

Historical coverage from early 20th century to 1996, with focus on year of maximum production and 1996 snapshot.

Freshness

1996-12-31

Geography

Appalachian basin, United States, at county level.