Prescribed Fire and Smoke Density in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi, 1992-2022

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) data on prescribed fire and smoke density from a project with Grand Bay and Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserves. The dataset was created to visualize fire distribution and potential impacts in Jackson County, MS, and Mobile and Baldwin Counties, AL, for public outreach. It covers the period from January 1, 1992, to December 31, 2022.

Use Cases

• Mapping prescribed fire distribution based on geospatial fire density data
• Analyzing potential smoke impacts on air quality in coastal counties
• Creating educational infographics for public outreach on fire management
• Studying the relationship between prescribed fire and coastal ecosystem dynamics

Strengths

• Covers a 30-year time range from 1992 to 2022
• Focuses on a specific geographic study area in coastal Alabama and Mississippi
• Produced by NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science in partnership with NERR land managers

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is provided in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for analysis

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Created by the NCCOS Social Science team's Prescribed Fire project in partnership with land managers at Grand Bay NERR and Weeks Bay NERR.

Time Range

1992-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 20:40:53.311932; freshness should be verified

Geography

Coastal counties of Alabama and Mississippi, specifically Jackson county, MS and Mobile and Baldwin counties, AL.