AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Hydrocalculator batch files and influent samples used to calculate evaporative water loss at produced water ponds in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the California State Water Resources Control Board compiled and analyzed data on evaporative water loss at produced water disposal ponds at Midway-Sunset, Buena Vista, Elk Hills, McKittrick, Cymric, South Belridge, North Belridge, and Lost Hills Oil Fields in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley (SWSJV), Kern County, California. Isotopic results for samples collected at the inlet to (influent) and within percolation and evaporation ponds (effluent) were compiled from the California State Water Resources Control Board GeoTracker database at four commercial disposal facilities (Maricopa West, Maricopa East, McKittrick 1 and 1-3, and McKittrick 1-1) at the Midway-Sunset and Cymric Oil Fields. The stable isotopic compositions of oxygen and hydrogen in water were analyzed to estimate the amount of evaporation in ponds. The calculations can be used to estimate the proportion of produced water that percolates into the subsurface near disposal sites. Datasets include the isotopic results for influent samples with almost no evaporation (influent.csv) and batch files (input.csv and output.csv) that were entered into and generated from the Hydrocalculator application by Skrzypek et al. (2015) to calculate evaporative water loss for effluent samples.

Tags: california, disposal-sites, health, kern-county, natural-resource-extraction, oil-fields, produced-water, san-joaquin, structure, usgs-670f36c6d34edd2692095dee
Organization: Department of the Interior
Historical produced water chemistry data compiled for the Buena Vista, McKittrick, and Cymric Oil Fields in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, California

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the California State Water Resources Control Board compiled and analyzed historical produced water chemistry data and ancillary oil well information at the Buena Vista, McKittrick, and Cymric Oil Fields in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley (SWSJV), Kern County, California. Historical water chemistry data provide information on the salt mass balance of produced water disposed of on land, and in particular, chloride which is a conservative, nonreactive tracer. Data were compiled from the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) Underground Injection Control (UIC) scans of laboratory results for produced water samples, the CalGEM Well Finder database for oil and gas wells, and historical documents (Rogers, 1917; WZI; 1988). The SWSJV_geochem.csv dataset supplements previously compiled chemistry data by the USGS at the Midway-Sunset, Elk Hills, North Belridge, South Belridge, and Lost Hills Oil Fields (cross-referenced in this data release). The Fall1953_volumes_chemistry.csv dataset contains Fall 1953 water production volumes by lease and produced water sample results compiled from Rickett and Reaves (1954a-d) to provide a spatial understanding of historical disposal on land.

Tags: california, disposal-sites, health, inlandwaters, kern, natural-resource-extraction, oil-fields, produced-water, san-joaquin, usgs-670f10bfd34edd2692095a2a
Organization: Department of the Interior
Cheatgrass Phenology estimates in the Snake River Plain and Northern Basin and Range based on 30-m HLS NDVI (ver. 1.0)

Phenological dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems reflect the response of the Earth's vegetation canopy to changes in climate and hydrology and are thus important to monitor operationally. The cheatgrass phenology in the Snake River Plain (SRP) and Northern Basin and Range (NBR) based on 30m near seamless Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) weekly composites between 2016 and 2022 (Dahal et al., 2022) were processed using a 3 step method. We first identified a set of points to derive an HLS NDVI timeseries based on high probability of cheatgrass and medusahead cover. Second, we extracted the phenological metrics used for training the models by applying a decision tree processing technique on the NDVI timeseries. Finally, we utilized automated machine learning techniques to derive phenological models that were used to develop maps for the entire study area per 30-m pixel. The cheatgrass phenology model produced three metrics (Start of Season Time (SOST), End of Season Time (EOST), and Maximum Time (MAXT)) and calculated five metrics for identifying the sustained growth characteristics of cheatgrass throughout SRP and NBR ecoregions. The current suites of 30-m spatial resolution phenological metrics are SOST; Start of Season NDVI (SOSN); EOST; End of Season NDVI (EOSN); Maximum Time (MAXT); Maximum NDVI (MAXN); Duration (DUR); and Amplitude (AMP). Datasets 2017 to 2021 were developed using decision tree analysis training data from their respective year, but 2022 was developed from unseen NDVI datasets to test robustness of the phenology model.
References: 
Dahal, D.; Pastick, N.J.; Boyte, S.P.; Parajuli, S.; Oimoen, M.J.; Megard, L.J. Multi-Species Inference of Exotic Annual and Native Perennial Grasses in Rangelands of the Western United States Using Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 Data. Remote Sensing 2022, 14, doi:10.3390/rs14040807.

Tags: amplitude-amp, california, drought, duration-dur, end-of-season-ndvi-eosn, end-of-season-time-eost, harmonized-landsat-sentinel, idaho, maximum-ndvi-maxn, montana, nevada, normalized-difference-vegetation-index-ndvi, northern-basin-and-range, oregon, phenology, remote-sensing, snake-river-plain, start-of-season-ndvi-sosn, start-of-season-time-sost, time-of-maximum-maxt, united-states, usgs-670e88ccd34edd2692095686, utah, vegetation-phenology, western-united-states, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Steller's Eider, a species of seaduck that breeds throughout the circumpolar Arctic and spends the winter in coastal areas of western and southwestern Alaska. The Alaska-breeding population is listed as threatened under provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
      Child Item 1: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
      Child Item 2: "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Tags: alaska, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, beaufort-sea, bering-sea, biota, birds, breeding-area, breeding-sites, capture-recapture-studies, chukchi-sea, coastal-ecosystems, ducks-geese-swans, environment, marine-ecosystems, migratory-birds, migratory-rates-routes, migratory-species, non-breeding-area, north-slope, ornithology, overwintering, platform-transmitter-terminal, polysticta-stelleri, ptt, russia, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, species-life-history, stellers-eider, tagging-devices, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-670c216dd34e60c73f4e5107, wildlife, wintering-area, yukon-delta, yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge, yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
Organization: Department of the Interior
Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Spectacled Eiders, a seaduck species that breeds only in Alaska and Russia and spends the winter exclusively in the Bering Sea. The Alaska breeding population is listed as threatened under provisions of the Endangered Species Act.
      Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
      Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Spectacled Eiders (Somateria fischeri) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Tags: alaska, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, beaufort-sea, bering-sea, biota, birds, breeding-area, breeding-sites, capture-recapture-studies, chukchi-sea, coastal-ecosystems, colville-river-delta, ducks-geese-swans, environment, marine-ecosystems, migratory-birds, migratory-rates-routes, migratory-species, national-petroleum-reserve-alaska, north-slope, npr-a, ornithology, overwintering, peard-bay, platform-transmitter-terminal, ptt, russia, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, somateria-fischeri, species-life-history, spectacled-eider, tagging-devices, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-670afcedd34e60c73f4e4d02, wildlife, wintering-area, yukon-delta, yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge, yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
Organization: Department of the Interior
Dust mass and horizontal aeolian sediment flux data from a sampler network on the Colorado Plateau, USA

These data were compiled to assess time series data of aeolian sediment collections across varying climates, vegetation cover, and land uses on the Colorado Plateau. The objectives of our study were to interpret aeolian erosion and deposition processes and measure horizontal sediment flux over the span of two decades amid rapidly changing climate conditions and multiple land use changes within the study area. These data represent the seasonally accumulated horizontal sediment flux from different landscapes within the Colorado Plateau measured using Big Springs Number Eight (BSNE) dust samplers. These data were collected in Grand, San Juan, and Wayne County, Utah and Mesa Country, Colorado with sample collections ranging from 1998 to 2023. These data were collected by the United States Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Canyonlands Research Station staff based in Moab, Utah during field sampling trips that occurred three times per year to collect sediment samples and process collected samples in the laboratory. These data can be used to understand long-term patterns of aeolian sediment flux within a range of Colorado Plateau ecosystems and investigate how land management decisions at certain sites has impacted aeolian sediment fluxes.

Tags: aeolian-processes, arches-national-park, atmospheric-deposition-chemical-amp-particulate, bears-ears-national-monument, big-springs-number-eight-samplers, biota, canyonlands-national-park, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, colorado, colorado-plateau, data-release, desert-ecosystems, droughts, drylands, dust, dust-storms, energy-resources, environment, erosion, field-inventory-and-monitoring, field-monitoring-stations, field-sampling, geoscientificinformation, grand-county, grazing, habitat-alteration-and-disturbance, horizontal-flux, laboratory-methods, land-use-and-land-cover, mesa-county, moab, oil-and-gas, plot-sampling, san-juan-county, sediment-processing, sediment-transport, sedimentation, terrestrial-ecosystems, usgs-670973fad34e969edc5a2bfe, utah, vegetation, vegetation-cover, wayne-county, wind
Organization: Department of the Interior
RNA yield and sequencing data from Exosomal miRNA isolation in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) for diagnostic biomarker discovery

This study presents the isolation of exosomes and RNA from 20 samples of white-tailed deer serum using a commercially available kit, incorporating optimizations for RNA yield through two elutions and replicate pooling. The RNA yield from each method is reported, with six samples processed using three techniques. Seven samples underwent RNA sequencing, where total RNA was prepared for miRNA analysis using the NEBNext library preparation protocol. Adaptors were ligated to the sRNA ends, and cDNA libraries were generated through PCR enrichment. Sequencing was performed on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform with 50 bp single-end reads. Data analysis involved filtering raw reads, mapping sequences against the white-tailed deer reference genome, and aligning mapped sRNA to miRBase22 for known miRNA structures. Novel miRNA predictions were made using miREvo and mirdeep2. Six samples yielded at least 1 million reads, with a Pearson’s correlation coefficient (⍴) greater than 0.7, while one sample was excluded due to insufficient sequencing depth.

Tags: biomarkers, commercially-available-kit, environment, exosomes, rna, sequencing, serum, usgs-67092fded34e969edc5a2976
Organization: Department of the Interior
Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis)

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Long-tailed Ducks, a species of seaduck that breeds throughout the circumpolar Arctic and spends the winter in coastal areas of northern and mid latitudes.
      Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.
      Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Tags: alaska, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, beaufort-sea, bering-sea, biota, birds, breeding-area, breeding-sites, capture-recapture-studies, chukchi-sea, clangula-hyemalis, coastal-ecosystems, ducks-geese-swans, environment, hokkaido, japan, long-tailed-duck, marine-ecosystems, microwave-telemetry-inc, migratory-birds, migratory-rates-routes, migratory-species, non-breeding-area, north-slope, ornithology, overwintering, platform-transmitter-terminal, ptt, russia, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, species-life-history, tagging-devices, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-67085b0cd34e969edc5a1efe, wildlife, yukon-delta, yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge, yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
Organization: Department of the Interior
Tracking Data for Greater White-Fronted Geese (Anser albifrons)

This data release includes 1 child item with tracking data for Greater White-fronted Geese, a species that nests in coastal areas of western and northern Alaska and winters across a broad area of North America along the Pacific and Central flyways.
      Child Item 1: "VHF Tracking Data for Pacific Flyway Greater White-Fronted Geese (Anser albifrons), 1987-1991" -- VHF tracking data for Greater White-fronted Geese marked annually (1987-1991) in Alaska and the Klamath Basin (Oregon and California) and subsequently tracked through the Pacific Flyway (primarily in Alaska, California, and Mexico).

Tags: alaska, animal-behavior, animal-tagging, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, anser-albifrons, biota, birds, breeding-sites, bristol-bay-lowlands, british-columbia-canada, california, capturing-animals, ducks-geese-swans, environment, greater-white-fronted-goose, klamath-basin, mexico, migratory-birds, migratory-rates-routes, nevada, oregon, overwintering, radio-transmitter, sacramento, san-joaquin-valley, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, species-life-history, tagging-devices, telemetry, terrestrial-ecosystems, tracking-equipment, usgs-67082fedd34e969edc5a1cda, vhf, washington, waterfowl, wetland-ecosystems, wildlife, yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge
Organization: Department of the Interior
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Release 4.0: Excel Workbook

The Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) uses a scoring system that integrates a species’ exposure to projected climate change within an assessment area, including sea level rise, and three sets of factors associated with climate change sensitivity, each supported by published studies: 1) species-specific sensitivity and adaptive capacity factors, 2) threat multipliers such as barriers to dispersal and anthropogenic threats, and 3) documented and modeled responses to climate change. Assessing species with the CCVI facilitates grouping unrelated taxa by their relative risk to climate change as well as identifying patterns of climate stressors that affect multiple taxa.

Tags: adaptive-management, biota, climate-change, natural-resource-management, usgs-67080b09d34e969edc5a1c38
Organization: Department of the Interior
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA) Legacy Data Archive: 1944-1982 Exploration and Seismic Data

The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA) Legacy Data Archive contains geological and geophysical data collected during two extensive exploration programs, operated first by the U.S. Navy (1944-1953) and later by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (1974-1982). This dataset includes records from 36 test wells, 45 core tests, and over 12,000 line miles of seismic data, along with a wide array of analyses and documents generated during the exploration of the NPRA. The archive serves as a vital resource for understanding the geophysical characteristics of the NPRA region and supports ongoing and future research. Future updates will replace low-resolution images with higher-quality versions, provide Section 508-compliant documents, cross reference data with the USGS Core Research Center and further documentation in this metadata.

Tags: alaska, biota, energy-resources, geology, national-assessment-of-oil-and-gas, national-petroleum-reserve, natural-gas, natural-gas-resources, npra, oil, oil-resources, petroleum, resource-assessment, seismic, seismic-lines, usgs-6706a5e7d34ef5df0d8029b5
Organization: Department of the Interior
Life History Trait Values for 31 Species of Amphibians in the North Central United States

Amphibians are thought to be vulnerable to the effects of climate change, but often they are understudied. This makes assessing the potential vulnerability of amphibians to climate change difficult. We designed a study to evaluate potential vulnerability of amphibians to climate change based on their exposure to drying effects (evapotranspiration deficit), along with their sensitivity to increased drying and capacity to adapt to this change. We used a climate change vulnerability assessment framework to score relative vulnerability of amphibian species to climate change in the north-central United States based on both climate projections,  life history traits, and other species characteristics. Sensitivity and adaptive capacity metrics were made up of both life history traits and characteristics of a species' environment, such as habitat breadth. This spreadsheet contains life history trait values and species characteristics for 31 species of amphibians, compiled from 8 different data sources. All species are listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need in at least one of 7 states in the North Central United States: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Tags: amphibians, biota, climate-change, life-history, rocky-mountains, united-states, usgs-6706a301d34ef5df0d80295f
Organization: Department of the Interior
Literature Review of Traits Affecting Climate Change Vulnerability in Amphibians in the United States as of 2022

This dataset is a partial literature review of life history traits and habitat characteristics which may be important to climate change vulnerability in amphibians. We describe through empirical studies and texts of life history theory, which traits and characteristics we used to construct a climate change vulnerability assessment, and the justification for using those traits in our analysis. We do not claim this review includes all relevant literature germain to the topic of climate change vulnerability.

Tags: amphibians, biota, climate-change-vulnerability-assessment, life-history, north-america, united-states, usgs-6706a22cd34ef5df0d802912
Organization: Department of the Interior
Contemporary estimates for total seep refugial capacity and contributing metrics, including likelihood of seep occurrence, seep air and water temperature variability, and probability of seep permanence

We modeled the distribution and thermal and hydrologic stability of cliff-face seeps across moist portions of the Pacific Northwest, USA. We conducted surveys for cliff-face seeps across ~1,600km of roads, trails, and watercourses in Washington and Idaho and monitored water availability and air and water temperatures at a subset of these seeps. We detected 457 total seeps through an iterative process involving surveying, modeling, ground-truthing, and then remodeling the spatial distribution of seeps using boosted regression trees. Additionally, we used linear and generalized linear models to assess environmental correlates of seep thermal and hydrologic stability. Seeps were generally most concentrated in steep and relatively low-lying areas (e.g., towards the bottom of deep canyons or the base of tall cliffs), and were also positively associated with basalt, glacial drift, or graywacke bedrock, high average slope within 300m, and low average vapor pressure deficit. North-facing slopes were the best predictor of stable air and water temperatures and perennial seep discharge, and relatively low-lying areas also predicted stable seep water temperatures.

Tags: biota, climate-change, idaho, microrefugia, montana, oregon, pacific-northwest, refugia, seep, usgs-6705f22fd34ef5df0d7fb503, washington
Organization: Department of the Interior
Estimates of the distribution and refugial properties of cliff-face seeps across the Pacific Northwest (high/medium confidence areas only)

Microrefugia can play an important role in determining biological responses to climate change, but the location and characteristics of these habitats are often poorly understood. Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) represent critical climatic microrefugia for species dependent on cool, moist habitats. However, knowledge of the distribution and stability of GDE microrefugia is currently lacking. This challenge is typified within moist portions of the Pacific Northwest, where poorly studied cliff-face seeps harbor exceptional biodiversity despite their diminutive size (e.g., ~1-10m width). To enable future management of these habitats as climatic microrefugia, we modeled the distribution and thermal and hydrologic stability of these seeps across the region. We conducted surveys for cliff-face seeps across ~1,600km of roads, trails, and watercourses in Washington and Idaho and monitored water availability and air and water temperatures at a subset of these seeps. We detected 457 total seeps through an iterative process involving surveying, modeling, ground-truthing, and then remodeling the spatial distribution of seeps using boosted regression trees. Additionally, we used linear and generalized linear models to assess environmental correlates of seep thermal and hydrologic stability. Seeps were generally most concentrated in steep and relatively low-lying areas (e.g., towards the bottom of deep canyons or the base of tall cliffs), and were also positively associated with basalt, glacial drift, or graywacke bedrock, high average slope within 300m, and low average vapor pressure deficit. North-facing slopes were the best predictor of stable air and water temperatures and perennial seep discharge, and relatively low-lying areas also predicted stable seep water temperatures. These findings represent an important first step towards identifying and managing stable seep microrefugia in the Pacific Northwest, and towards safeguarding numerous seep-associated species under climate change. In addition, the iterative method we developed represents an innovative approach that can be used to identify other types of inconspicuous microrefugia.

Tags: biota, climate-change, idaho, microrefugia, montana, oregon, pacific-northwest, refugia, seep, usgs-6705eaded34ef5df0d7fae7f, washington
Organization: Department of the Interior