Eglin Air Force Base 2023: Contextual data for Wildland Fire Science Initiative (WFSI) Research Burn Campaign

This dataset contains contextual information for the Wildland Fire Science Initiative (WFSI) research
burn campaign: Eglin Air Force Base 20223, conducted on March 11-19, 2023, in longleaf pine-sandhill
ecosystems on Eglin Air Force Base. WFSI research burn campaigns are collaborative opportunities for
researchers in the WFSI community to jointly conduct prescribed fire research and combine expertise. The
campaigns are supported by the WFSI Integrated Research Management Team (IRMT) in conjunction with
installation personnel.

The contextual information includes; descriptions of Fort Stewart climatology, plant communities,
fuels, and operational information from Fort Stewart prescribed fire organization. Burn unit perimeters
and maps as well as Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) data from Wright Army Airfield covering all
burn days is also included. The contextual information is to be used as an aid to researchers when
publishing on WFSI related research campaigns. To find datasets collected as part of the research
campaign, search keyword: “Eglin Air Force Base 2023”.