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.

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NCCOS Project Webpage: Outdoor Recreation and Public Perceptions of Prescribed Fires in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi Unknown Online Resource Open resource
NCCOS Project Webpage: Outdoor Recreation and Public Perceptions of Prescribed Fires in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi Unknown Online Resource Open resource
Ryan, K.C., Knapp, E.E. and Varner, J.M. (2013) Unknown 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 Open resource
Ryan, K.C., Knapp, E.E. and Varner, J.M. (2013) Unknown 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 Open resource
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, V1. Unknown Harvard Dataverse dataset DOI Open resource
NCCOS ESV AL MS Unknown 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. Open resource
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, V1. Unknown Harvard Dataverse dataset DOI Open resource
NCCOS ESV AL MS Unknown 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. Open resource
Current Wildfire Totals. Alabama Forestry Commission. Unknown Citation for purpose: Current Wildfire Totals. Alabama Forestry Commission. (n.d.). https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Fire/Totals.aspx Open resource
Current Wildfire Totals. Alabama Forestry Commission. Unknown Citation for purpose: Current Wildfire Totals. Alabama Forestry Commission. (n.d.). https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Fire/Totals.aspx Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown 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 Open resource
GCMD Keyword Forum Page Unknown 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 Open resource
Full Metadata Record Unknown View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Open resource
Full Metadata Record Unknown View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
Mississippi, United States deforestation rates & statistics. Global Forest Watch. Unknown Citation for purpose: Mississippi, United States deforestation rates & statistics. Global Forest Watch. (n.d.). https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/25/?category=fires Open resource
Mississippi, United States deforestation rates & statistics. Global Forest Watch. Unknown Citation for purpose: Mississippi, United States deforestation rates & statistics. Global Forest Watch. (n.d.). https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/25/?category=fires Open resource
U.S. Department of the Interior, NPS HTML 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 Open resource
U.S. Department of the Interior, NPS HTML 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 Open resource

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