NCCOS Assessment: Prescribed Fire in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi, 1992-01-01 to 2022-12-31

Description

This dataset includes smoke and prescribed fire density from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Social Science team's Prescribed Fire project in partnership with land managers at Grand Bay NERR and Weeks Bay NERR in coastal counties of Alabama and Mississippi. This dataset was created to visualize prescribed fire distribution and potential impacts in the study area of Jackson county, MS and Mobile and Baldwin counties, AL, and for use in an educational infographic for public outreach.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Auerswald, Katherine, 2025, "NCCOS Assessment: Prescribed Fire in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi, 1992-01-01 to 2022-12-31", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/S5GWRH, Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/S5GWRH
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/75370
0 Citation for purpose: Current Wildfire Totals. Alabama Forestry Commission. (n.d.). https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Fire/Totals.aspx https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Fire/Totals.aspx
0 Citation for purpose: Mississippi, United States deforestation rates & statistics. Global Forest Watch. (n.d.). https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/25/?category=fires https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/25/?category=fires
0 Citation for purpose: Ryan, K.C., Knapp, E.E. and Varner, J.M. (2013), Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11: e15-e24. https://doi.org/10.1890/120329 https://doi.org/10.1890/120329
21 Citation for purpose: U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020, March 19). Wildland fire: What is a prescribed fire? National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-a-prescribed-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-a-prescribed-fire.htm
0 Harvard Dataverse dataset DOI https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/S5GWRH
0 Online Resource https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/initiation-of-programmatic-approach-to-valuation-of-ecosystem-services-and-management-outcomes/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/75370.pdf
0 Auerswald, Katherine, 2025, "NCCOS Assessment: Prescribed Fire in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi, 1992-01-01 to 2022-12-31", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/S5GWRH, Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/S5GWRH
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/75370
0 Citation for purpose: Current Wildfire Totals. Alabama Forestry Commission. (n.d.). https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Fire/Totals.aspx https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Fire/Totals.aspx
0 Citation for purpose: Mississippi, United States deforestation rates & statistics. Global Forest Watch. (n.d.). https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/25/?category=fires https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/25/?category=fires
0 Citation for purpose: Ryan, K.C., Knapp, E.E. and Varner, J.M. (2013), Prescribed fire in North American forests and woodlands: history, current practice, and challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11: e15-e24. https://doi.org/10.1890/120329 https://doi.org/10.1890/120329
21 Citation for purpose: U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020, March 19). Wildland fire: What is a prescribed fire? National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-a-prescribed-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/what-is-a-prescribed-fire.htm
0 Harvard Dataverse dataset DOI https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/S5GWRH
0 Online Resource https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/initiation-of-programmatic-approach-to-valuation-of-ecosystem-services-and-management-outcomes/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/75370.pdf

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  • prescribed burns/fires
  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • nccos research priority
  • nccos research location
  • nccos research topic
  • fire occurrence
  • nccos social science team
  • national ocean service
  • geospatial
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • biosphere
  • social science
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • air quality
  • mississippi
  • noaa
  • north america
  • grand bay national estuarine research reserve
  • atlantic ocean
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • environmental impacts
  • ocean
  • weeks bay national estuarine research reserve
  • region
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • gulf of america (formerly gulf of mexico)
  • nccos data type
  • u.s. states and territories
  • alabama
  • fire ecology
  • marine protected areas
  • north atlantic ocean
  • ecological dynamics
  • gulf of america
  • ecosystem valuation
  • socioeconomics

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