README

This project is indented to make explore HMS smoke plumes and EPA AQS data easy and comes with NO WARRANTY. 

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees.

If you have any questions please contact me at [email protected]

Links to data and agencies follow:

EPA AQS data: http:https://aqsdr1.epa.gov/aqsweb/aqstmp/airdata/download_files.html

NESDIS HMS Smoke plumes: http:https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/hms.html. Contact thier office for link to ftp site where plumes were originaly obtained.
Good reference describing the HMS "Recent changes to the Hazard Mapping System" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228625934_Recent_changes_to_the_Hazard_Mapping_System

USFS fire occurance data: https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/Product/RDS-2013-0009.3/
  Short, Karen C. 2015. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2013 [FPA_FOD_201   50323]. 3rd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737   /RDS-2013-0009.3