AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Surficial Sediment Data Collected During U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cruise R/V RAFAEL 2013-005-FA in H12298 Study Area in Block Island Sound (2013-005_298SEDDATA.SHP)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is producing detailed geologic maps of the coastal sea floor. Bathymetric and sidescan-sonar data, originally collected by NOAA for charting purposes, provide a framework for research and management activities along western Block Island Sound, show the composition and terrain of the seabed, and provide information on sediment transport and benthic habitat. During June 2013, bottom photographs and surficial sediment data were acquired as part of a ground-truth reconnaissance survey of this area. Interpretations were derived from the multibeam-echosounder, sidescan-sonar, sedimentary, and photographic data collected in Block Island Sound. For more information on the ground-truth survey see https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2013-005-FA.

Tags: atlantic-ocean, block-island-sound, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, environment, esri-point-shapefile, field-activity-number-2013-005-fa, fishers-island, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, grain-size-analysis, gravel, gravelly-sediment, ground-truth, location, marine-geology, navigational-data, new-york, north-america, northeast-united-states, oceans, r-v-rafael, sand, sea-floor, sea-floor-characteristics, seaboss, sediment-data, sediment-samples, sediments, stations, surficial-sediment-classification, u-s-geological-survey, united-states, usgs, usgs-fc1171d8-9217-46f8-b794-6e2de5e9fdde, van-veen-grab-sampler, whcmsc, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
Acoustic backscatter intensity from multibeam echosounder data collected offshore of Arcata, California

This 2-m-resolution acoustic backscatter data for the Offshore of Arcata, California, map area is part of USGS Data Series 781 (Golden and Cochrane, 2019). Backscatter data were collected by Fugro Pelagos in 2007 using a combination of 400-kHz Reson 7125, 240-kHz Reson 8101, and 100-kHz Reson 8111 multibeam echosounder systems. The data were post-processed by the California State University Monterey Bay Seafloor Mapping. The acoustic backscatter data are available as a georeferenced TIFF image. Within the final imagery, brighter tones indicate higher backscatter intensity, and darker tones indicate lower backscatter intensity. The intensity represents a complex interaction between the acoustic pulse and the seafloor, as well as characteristics within the shallow subsurface, providing a general indication of seafloor texture and composition. Backscatter intensity depends on the acoustic source level; the frequency used to image the seafloor; the grazing angle; the composition and character of the seafloor, including grain size, water content, bulk density, and seafloor roughness; and some biological cover. Harder and rougher bottom types such as rocky outcrops or coarse sediment typically return stronger intensities (high backscatter, lighter tones), whereas softer bottom types such as fine sediment return weaker intensities (low backscatter, darker tones).

Tags: city-of-arcata, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, field-observation, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, humboldt-county, image-mosaics, marine-geophysics, multibeam-sonar, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pacific-ocean, pcmsc, sea-floor-acoustic-reflectivity, sea-floor-characteristics, seabed, state-of-california, substrate, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-fbe087bb-6ea9-4810-ac78-d9f2f922a264
Organization: Department of the Interior
EC_Q11.TIF - U.S. Atlantic East Coast EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data mosaic (11 of 23) (ACEA, 50 m, Clarke1866)

From February to May 1987 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted five cruises to cover the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) seaward of the continental shelf edge, and from the Canadian border southward to the northern Blake Plateau off Florida. As in earlier EEZ reconnaissance surveys, the USGS utilized the GLORIA (Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan-sonar system to complete the geologic mapping. The collected GLORIA data were processed and digitally mosaicked to produce continuous imagery of the seafloor. Twenty-three digital mosaics of a 2 degree by 2 degree (or smaller) area with a 50-meter pixel resolution were completed for the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin region.

Tags: acoustic-receivers, acoustic-reflectivity, atlantic-ocean, backscatter, baltimore-canyon, blake-escarpment, blake-plateau, blake-ridge, carolina-slope-and-rise, carolinian-ecoregion, charleston-bump, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, continental-island-rise, continental-island-slope, continental-margin, continental-rise, continental-shelf, continental-slope, distributions, eez, exclusive-economic-zone, exclusive-economic-zone-eez, florida-slope, geological-long-range-inclined-asdic, georges-bank, geoscientificinformation, geotiff-image, gloria, gloria-gt-geological-long-range-inclined-asdic, grey-scale-image, gulf-of-maine-bay-of-fundy-ecoregion, hatteras-canyon, hendrickson-canyon, hudson-canyon, image-mosaics, imagerybasemapsearthcover, marine-geology, marine-geophysics, marine-oceanic, mid-atlantic-region, norfolk-canyon, ocean-bank-plateau, ocean-gt-atlantic-ocean, ocean-gt-atlantic-ocean-gt-north-atlantic-ocean-gt-caribbean-sea, ocean-gt-atlantic-ocean-gt-north-atlantic-ocean-gt-caribbean-sea-gt-bahamas, ocean-gt-atlantic-ocean-gt-north-atlantic-ocean-gt-georges-bank, ocean-gt-atlantic-ocean-gt-north-atlantic-ocean-gt-gulf-of-maine, oceans, oceans-gt-ocean-acoustics-gt-acoustic-reflectivity, physical-habitats-and-geomorphology, scotian-shelf-ecoregion, sea-floor-acoustic-reflectivity, sea-floor-characteristics, seabed, side-scan-sonar, sidescan-sonar, sidescan-sonar-mosaic, u-s-atlantic-coast, u-s-eastcoast, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-fbe17c5b-e010-4bee-b5ef-e4b6ac55b403, veatch-canyon, virginian-ecoregion, whsc, whsc-cruise-identifier-frnl87-1, whsc-cruise-identifier-frnl87-2, whsc-cruise-identifier-frnl87-3, whsc-cruise-identifier-frnl87-4, whsc-cruise-identifier-frnl87-5, whsc-serial-number-87004, whsc-serial-number-87008, whsc-serial-number-87010, whsc-serial-number-87015, whsc-serial-number-87018, woods-hole-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
BS_Q13B.TIF - Bering Sea U.S. EEZ GLORIA sidescan-sonar data mosaic (28 of 30) (LCC, 50 m, Clarke1866)

In 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Office of Marine Geology, launched a program using the Geological LOng-Range Inclined Asdic (GLORIA) sidescan-sonar system to study the entire U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). From 1986 through 1989, the USGS and IOS (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, U.K.) scientists conducted several surveys within the U.S. EEZ off Alaska. Four surveys during that time period (1986-1987) focused on the Bering Sea region. The results of these surveys were 30 digital mosaics of a 3 degree by 2 degree area with a 50-meter pixel resolution.

Tags: acoustic-receivers, acoustic-reflectivity, agattu-island, alaska, aleutian-basin, aleutian-islands-ecoregion, aleutian-ridge, attu-island, backscatter, bering-canyon, bering-channel, bering-fan, bering-sea, beringian-margin, bowers-ridge, buldir-island, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, continental-island-rise, continental-island-slope, distributions, eez, exclusive-economic-zone, exclusive-economic-zone-eez, geological-long-range-inclined-asdic, geoscientificinformation, geotiff-image, gloria, gloria-gt-geological-long-range-inclined-asdic, grey-scale-image, image-mosaics, imagerybasemapsearthcover, infobank-identifier-f-1-87-bs, infobank-identifier-f-2-86-bs, infobank-identifier-f-3-86-bs, infobank-identifier-f-4-86-bs, little-sitkin-island, marine-basin-floor, marine-geology, marine-geophysics, marine-oceanic, ocean-gt-pacific-ocean, ocean-gt-pacific-ocean-gt-north-pacific-ocean, ocean-gt-pacific-ocean-gt-north-pacific-ocean-gt-bering-sea, oceans, oceans-gt-ocean-acoustics-gt-acoustic-reflectivity, physical-habitats-and-geomorphology, pribilof-canyon, sea-floor-acoustic-reflectivity, sea-floor-characteristics, seabed, semisopochnoi-island, shemya-island, side-scan-sonar, sidescan-sonar, sidescan-sonar-mosaic, u-s-geological-survey, umnak-plateau, usgs, usgs-fbe969f0-9a35-4351-a991-d8273289e533, wcmg, western-coastal-and-marine-geology, zhemchug-canyon
Organization: Department of the Interior
MODPATH6 models used to evaluate effects of complexity on groundwater age metrics in the Fox-Wolf-Peshtigo watersheds, Wisconsin

This data release contains five groundwater particle-tracking models (MODPATH6) of 
northeastern Wisconsin, USA, that were developed to work with three MODFLOW 
models that have differing levels of complexity. The previously developed MODFLOW 
models (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175010 and https://doi.org/10.5066/F73J3B3P) 
were modified slightly to ensure proper functioning with MODPATH6. Modifications 
to the original MODFLOW models included: 1. changing IPHDRY in the UPW package 
so that the dry cell flag value (HDRY) was written to the binary heads (*.hds) file, 2. 
selecting the compact budget option to ensure proper utilization of IFACE values by 
MODPATH, and 3. the period length (PERLEN) was increased for one model, although 
it has no effect on the simulation.
		
The goal of the modeling exercise was to evaluate the effects of the flow-model (MODFLOW) 
based complexity on estimates of groundwater age metrics. Results of the evaluation illustrate 
the importance of properly simulating perennial streams, as both hydraulically fully-penetrating 
streams and hydraulically partially-penetrating streams influence groundwater ages in aquifers 
by capturing groundwater of differing age that is associated with the aquifer depth from which 
the groundwater is captured.  This work was performed as part of the National Water Quality 
Assessment (NAWQA) Project's groundwater Mapping and Modeling work plan to evaluate 
effects of differing levels of model complexity on simulated results. This USGS data release 
contains all of the input and output files for the simulations described in the associated 
Groundwater paper (https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13088).
           

Tags: environment, fox-wolf-peshtigo-watersheds, geoscientificinformation, glacial-aquifer, groundwater, groundwater-model, inlandwaters, modflow-nwt, modpath, usgs-fbf35e7f-ac43-4dac-8087-f1870a663f04, usgsgroundwatermodel, wisconsin
Organization: Department of the Interior
Post-Expedition Report for USGS T-3 Ice Island Heat Flow Measurements in the High Arctic Ocean, 1963-1973

In February 1963, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a study of heat flow in the Arctic Ocean Basin and acquired data at 356 sites in Canada Basin and Nautilus Basin and on Alpha-Mendeleev Ridge by the end of the project in 1973. The USGS heat flow and associated piston coring operations were conducted from a scientific station on the freely drifting T-3 Ice island (also known as Fletcher's Ice Island). The Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) had established T-3 as a drifting research station in 1962 and, along with the Office of Naval Research, kept it operating continuously until September 28, 1974. The USGS heat flow studies were part of the scientific effort supported by the NARL.

Tags: alpha-ridge, arctic-ocean, canada-basin, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, field-activity-logs, field-monitoring-stations, fletchers-ice-island, geoscientificinformation, heat-flow-earth, location, marine-geology, marine-heat-flow, mendeleev-ridge, nautilus-basin, navigational-data, oceans, piston-coring, t-3-ice-island, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-fbf9c44d-c74a-4f02-9835-937169b96bcb, whcmsc, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Study-Unit Investigations in the conterminous United States 1991-2001

This is a coverage of the boundaries and codes used for the
U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)
Program Study-Unit investigations in the conterminous United
States, excluding the High Plains Regional Ground-Water Study.
The data set represents the areas studied during the first decade
of the NAWQA Program, from 1991-2001 ("cycle 1").

Tags: aquifer-system, environment, geoscientificinformation, ground-water, inlandwaters, national-water-quality-assessment-program, nawqa, river-basin, surface-water, usgs-fc1a985d-2a19-4058-8888-94a334f981fb, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
PNG formatted images of Knudsen 3202 chirp seismic-reflection profiles collected by the USGS within Buzzards Bay and sand shoals of Vineyard Sound, MA, 2011

These data were collected under a cooperative agreement between the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC). Initiated in 2003, the primary objective of this program is to develop regional geologic framework information for the management of coastal and marine resources. Accurate data and maps of seafloor geology are important first steps toward protecting fish habitat, delineating marine resources, and assessing environmental changes due to natural or human impacts. The project is focused on the inshore waters of coastal Massachusetts, primarily in water depths of 2-30 meters. Data collected for the mapping cooperative have been released in a series of USGS Open-File Reports (https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_mass/). The data collected in this study area are located in both Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound and are primarily in the shallow water areas around the eastern Elizabeth Islands and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The data include high resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, sound velocity in water, seismic-reflection profiles, and navigation data. These data were collected during several cruises between 2007 and 2011 onboard the R/V Rafael using the following equipment: an SEA Ltd SwathPlus interferometric sonar (234 kHz), Klein 3000 dual frequency sidescan sonar, a boomer source and Geometrics 8-channel GeoEel streamer, a Knudsen 3200 subbottom profiling system, and 4 GPS antennae. More information about the cruises conducted as part of the project: Geologic Mapping of the Seafloor Offshore of Massachusetts can be found on the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Field Activity webpages: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2011-013-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2009-068-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2007-039-FA, https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2010-100-FA, and https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2010-047-FA.

Tags: atlantic-ocean, buzzards-bay, chirp, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, east-chop, elizabeth-islands, hedge-fence, image-collections, imagerybasemapsearthcover, knudsen-3202, l-hommedieu-shoal, marine-geology, marine-geophysics, marthas-vineyard, massachusetts, middle-ground, nantucket-sound, naushon-island, nonamesset-island, north-america, north-channel, oceans, pasque-island, penzance, png, quicks-hole, r-v-rafael, robinsons-hole, seismic-profile, seismic-reflection, sub-bottom-profiling, subbottom, tarpaulin-cove, u-s-geological-survey, uncatena-island, united-states, usgs, usgs-fc233a15-99ed-4fcb-baf9-ed31dfda9ec9, vineyard-haven-harbor, vineyard-sound, weepecket-islands, west-chop, whcmsc, whcmsc-field-activity-serial-number-2011-013-fa, woods-hole, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
Projections of coastal flood water levels for Whatcom County, Northwest Washington State coast (2015-2100)

Projected flood levels associated with compound coastal flood hazards for future sea-level rise (SLR) and storm scenarios are provided for Whatcom County, Washington, in a series of raster geotiff files. Projections were made using a system of numerical models with atmospheric forcing, tides, sea level position and stream discharge driven by output from Global Climate Models (GCMs) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). The resulting computed coastal flood levels along the Whatcom County coast due to predicted sea level rise and future storm conditions consider the changing climate. In addition to sea-level rise, flood simulations run by these numerical models included dynamic contributions from tide, storm surge, wind, waves, and seasonal sea-level fluctuations. In the absence of concordant downscaled GCM stream discharge, daily average stream discharge was fed to the model. Outputs include flood levels from the combinations of SLR scenarios (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 5.0 m) storm conditions including 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, 20-year, 50-year and 100-year return interval storms and a background condition (no storm - astronomic tide and average atmospheric conditions). Predicted flood levels during the largest annual astronomic tides (King Tide) in combination with an average storm surge scenario are also provided.

Tags: beaches, bellingham, blaine, climate-change, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, coastal-erosion, earth-sciences, effects-of-climate-change, erosion, extreme-weather, floods, hazards-planning, mathematical-modeling, ocean-waves, ocean-winds, oceans, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, physical-habitats-and-geomorphology, puget-sound, salish-sea, sea-level-change, sea-level-rise, state-of-washington, storm-surge, storms, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-fc257010-a162-4a3c-814f-b4a308b7d9c0, water-level, waves, whatcom-county, wind
Organization: Department of the Interior
Sprague River Oregon Centerline Sycan 1975

The Sprague River drains 4090 square kilometers in south-central Oregon before flowing into the Williamson 
River and upper Klamath Lake. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the USGS and University 
of Oregon conducted a study to evaluate channel and floodplain processes for the 131 km of the Sprague River 
and its major tributaries, including the lower 20 km of the South Fork Sprague River, the lower 16 km of the North 
Fork Sprague River, and the lower 62 km of the Sycan River. The study involved multiple analyses, including 
assessments of historical channel change, riparian and floodplain vegetation, and surficial geology. To support 
these analyses, digital floodplain and channel maps were prepared from historic notes, maps, and aerial photos 
to depict channel and floodplain conditions at different times between 1866 and 2005. The geospatial database 
of current and historic channel and floodplain conditions will also enable evaluation of long-term trends pertaining 
to aquatic and riparian habitat conditions.

Tags: channel-analysis, floodplain-analysis, geomorphology, inlandwaters, klamath-basin, sprague-river-oregon, usgs-fc2723dc-1c54-44f5-a40f-e7443b86c423
Organization: Department of the Interior
Prokaryotic Communities From Marine Biofilms Formed on Stainless Steel Plates in Coral Mesocosms – Raw and Processed Data

The files in this data release (Kellogg and others, 2022) are those referenced in the journal article by Evans and others (2022) entitled “Biofilms as Potential Reservoirs of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.” They contain an amplicon sequence variant (ASV) table and the raw 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene amplicon deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence files from 15 microbial communities (sample names: CnD16B, CnD17B, CnD18B, CnD19B, CnD21B, CnD22B, CnD23B, CnD24B, CnD25B, PsD5B, CnH101B, CnH100B, Pstr4B, Pstr10B, and seawaterB) derived from biofilms on stainless steel plates (316 grade) formed in mesocosms containing diseased corals (stony coral tissue loss disease, n = 10), healthy corals (n = 4), or no coral (n = 1). Also included are the sequence files from a mock community, and two reagent blanks. Corals (Colpophyllia natans and Pseudodiploria strigosa) were collected between January 2019 and March 2021, from various locations throughout the Florida Keys. Plates were added to mesocosm buckets containing ultraviolet (UV)-sterilized, 0.2 micrometer (μm)-filtered seawater and either diseased (n = 10), healthy (n = 4), or no coral (n = 1) at the Smithsonian Marine Station in Fort Pierce, Florida (FL) on March 25, 2021. Plates were removed on March 28, 2021, and placed in individual sterile whirlpaks with RNAlater for future processing.
Extraction of DNA from the samples and blanks occurred in April 2021 at the Coral Microbial Ecology Laboratory in St. Petersburg, FL using a QIAGEN DNeasy PowerBiofilm Kit. Library preparation and DNA sequencing were conducted on May 13, 2021, by the Michigan State University RTSF Genomics Core (East Lansing, Michigan) using primers 515F/806R to target the V4 variable region of the 16S rRNA gene. Sequencing was performed on an Illumina MiSeq sequencing system with v2 chemistry to obtain paired-end 250-bp (base pair) reads. The raw data files associated with this data release have also been submitted to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Sequence Read Archive (SRA) under BioProject number PRJNA828575. For more information, please see the README file, README_Biofilm.txt.

Tags: atlantic-ocean, bacteria, biota, coelenterates, dna-sequencing, florida-keys, gulf-of-mexico, laboratory-methods, marine-biology, microbiology, oceans, usgs-fc2f69c7-5de6-47d7-94e7-f2290dadcad6
Organization: Department of the Interior
Physical Habitat Characteristics on the South Fork Shenandoah River, VA in 2006-2007

Data collected with the GeoXT Trimble GPS unit using ArcPad 6.1. (summer 2006-2007).  
Files were created within a geodatabase to create a data dictionary for use in ArcPad 
during data collection.  Drop down lists for habitat type, substrate, depth, width, length, 
and descriptions were included.  Data files produced on theGeoXT were point shapefiles 
that could be checked back into the geodatabase and viewable as a layer. Points were 
gathered while canoeing along the South Fork Shenandoah River.  Each location marked 
a change in meso-scale habitat type.  GPS points were supplemented with GIS-derived 
points in areas where manual measurements were made.  The points were used to generate 
a line coverage. This coverage represents physical habitat at a meso-scale (width of stream).

Tags: habitat, inland-waters, usgs-fc39ba69-45f1-4d78-9d4c-b16ee280c492
Organization: Department of the Interior
Extent of a depositional lobe on the Mississippi Fan (LOBE.SHP)

Since 1982 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has collected a large amount of surficial and shallow subsurface geologic information in the deep parts of the Gulf of Mexico.  These data include digital sidescan sonar imagery, digital seismic-reflection data, and descriptions and analyses of piston and gravity cores.  The data were collected during several different projects that addressed surficial and shallow subsurface geologic processes.  Some of these data sets have already been published, but the growing interest in the occurrence and distribution of gas hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico warrants integrating these existing data and associated interpretations into a GIS to provide regional background information for ongoing and future gas hydrate research.

Tags: arcview, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, depositional-lobe, eez, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, gulf-of-mexico, gulf-of-mexico-gis-database, interpretation, marine-geology, mississippi-fan, north-america, oceans, polygon, scientific-interpretation, sea-floor-characteristics, shapefile, u-s-exclusive-economic-zone, u-s-geological-survey, united-states, usgs, usgs-fdff218c-9b73-4c42-87f1-f8b764469387, whsc, woods-hole-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior