Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Smoke Product
Abstract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Smoke Product provides the locations of smoke plumes associated with active fires in North America in near real-time. Smoke plume locations are identified through expert visual analysis of satellite-based imagery during daylight. Additionally, smoke plumes are classified by their density as heavy, medium, or light. The HMS smoke plume data is available on a daily basis from 2003 to the present.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Fire effects on ecosystems
Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
Fire Detection and Safety Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Harvard Dataverse
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Document type
- Dataset