AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) Predicted Northern Long-Eared Bat Occupancy Probabilities

These data contain the results from the North American Bat Monitoring Program's (NABat) species distribution model (SDM) for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The provided tabular data includes predictions (with upper and lower confidence intervals) for northern long-eared bat occupancy probabilities (which represent the probability of presence) based on data from the entire summer season (May 1-August 31), averaged from 2017-2022, in each NABat grid cell (5km x 5km scale) across the range of the species. Specifically, predictions represent occupancy probabilities in the pre-volancy season in the summer (May 1–July 15), i.e., the period of time before juveniles can fly and become detectable by capture and/or acoustic surveys. Predictions were produced using an analytical pipeline supported by web-based infrastructure, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, and an SDM framework which integrated stationary acoustic and live-capture data to model the recent summer distribution of the species while accounting for imperfect detection and species misclassification. A tabular file is included detailing the average occupancy probability predictions (from 2017-2022) of each 5 km x 5 km grid cell in the species range, including means, standard deviations, and the 95% Bayesian credible intervals. These data can be cross-referenced to the NABat CONUS 5km master sample for analytical or visualization purposes. We also provide a text file containing the JAGS model used to estimate these occupancy probabilities for reference.

Tags: bats, biota, occupancy-probability, species-distribution-model, usgs-662c04ced34ea70bd5f122e3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Thickness of the Lower Hell Creek aquifer in the Williston structural basin

These data represent the thickness, in feet, of the Lower Hell Creek aquifer in the Williston structural basin. 
The data are presented as ASCII text files that can be converted to continuous raster format.

Tags: canada, environment, fox-hills-aquifer, geoscientificinformation, groundwater, groundwater-availability, inlandwaters, powder-river, united-states, usgs-662bfd76-e5eb-4163-b873-0cc6d328a2b3, williston-basin, williston-river
Organization: Department of the Interior
Raman data supporting deep syntectonic burial of the Anthracite belt region, Pennsylvania

Included in this data release are eight files: one metadata file, 6 comma separated value (.csv) datafiles and one data dictionary file defining the entities and attributes that constitute this dataset. The 6 datafiles support the publication, Deep syntectonic burial of the Anthracite belt, Eastern Pennsylvania, by providing in csv format the data from Figure 11 – Representative Raman spectra for selected individual CH4 ± CO2 fluid inclusions, Figure 13 – Representative Raman spectra pairs for selected individual High-ThA fluid inclusions, Figure 15 – Representative Raman spectra pairs for selected individual Low-ThA fluid inclusions, Table 1 – Comparison of composition by Raman and microthermometry for Single-Phase inclusions, Table 2 – Comparison of inclusion density by Raman and microthermometry for single-phase Inclusions, and Table 3 – Two-phase inclusion vapor bubble composition determined by Raman spectroscopy. These files contain Raman data from fluid inclusions contained in rocks from the Anthracite belt region, Pennsylvania.

Tags: anthracite, fluid-inclusion, geoscientificinformation, microthermometry, raman, usgs-662bfad1d34ea70bd5f12297
Organization: Department of the Interior
Provisional Initial Assessment Thematic Burn Severity Mosaic for CONUS in 2024

This product is published on a provisional basis to provide necessary information to individuals assessing burn severity impacts on a time sensitive basis. This product was produced using the methods of the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Program; however, this fire may not meet the criteria for an MTBS initial assessment. The MTBS Program assesses the frequency, extent, and magnitude (size and severity) of all large wildland fires (wildfires and prescribed fires) in the conterminous United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico for the period 1984 and beyond. MTBS typically maps fires using an initial assessment (immediately after the fire) or an extended assessment (peak of green the season after the fire) for low-biomass and high-biomass fires respectively. Refer to MTBS.gov for more information on MTBS methods and criteria. Fires reported as greater than 40,000 acres in burned area are mapped on a provisional basis, using an initial assessment strategy regardless of vegetation type or density, provided suitable imagery is available. Once imagery for an extended assessment is available, this fire will be assessed under the MTBS program and an official MTBS initial or extended assessment product will be published under that program. This map layer is a thematic raster image of burn severity classes for all currently inventoried Provisional Initial Assessment fires occurring in CONUS during calendar year 2024.

Tags: ak, alaska, burn-severity, continental-u-s, conus, differenced-normalized-burn-ratio, fire-location, fire-occurrence, hawaii, hi, imagerybasemapsearthcover, landsat, location, normalized-burn-ratio, pr, prescribed-fire, puerto-rico, raster, sentinel, united-states, us, usgs-662bf4acd34ea70bd5f12163, wildfire, wildland-fire
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Data Release v.1

Geoheritage is a generic term which lies at the intersection of science, society, and sustainability and is applied to significant geologic features and landforms that have scientific, educational, cultural, economic, and aesthetic value. Many geologic sites have enriched society through the geoheritage values: scientific research and education, cultural significance, economic opportunities, and aesthetic appeal. The Geoheritage Sites of the Nation geodatabase (GDB) provides an initial inventory of geoheritage sites to showcase the geodiversity and natural heritage throughout the United States (U.S.) and its territories. Sites included in this inventory were selected from compiled geosite references of in situ geologic features that have been previously identified as geologic points of interest on Federal land designations, U.S. National Park Service Geoheritage Site Examples on Public Lands, Unofficial National Register of Geoheritage Sites, stratotype inventory, National Natural Landmarks, Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Areas, U.S. Forest Service Geologic Features of our National Forests and Grasslands, and the International Union for Geological Sciences First 100 Geological Heritage Sites. For this initial inventory, one geoheritage site on Federal public lands within each U.S. state and territory were selected to provide a geographically distributed dataset that highlights the geodiversity of the nation (n=55). Sites were further characterized by the scientific significance of the geologic phenomena, educational opportunity for both formal and informal learning, cultural connections to the landscape, historic and present-day examples of economic opportunities, and the aesthetic features within our Federal public lands. The GDB also includes direct linkages to the USGS National Geologic Map Database to allow users to discover spatially related geologic mapping publications and information products within the expansive database. Connecting geoheritage values to scientifically significant geologic features can inspire the public to better understand the landforms and their related geologic processes to foster a deeper understanding of the role geology plays in society.

Tags: aesthetic, alabama, alaska, american-samoa, arizona, arkansas, bureau-of-land-management, california, colorado, connecticut, cultural, delaware, economic, educational, florida, geodiversity, geoheritage, geology, georgia, guam, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, national-park-service, nebraska, nevada, new-hampshire, new-jersey, new-mexico, new-york, north-carolina, north-dakota, northern-mariana-islands, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, outreach, pennsylvania, puerto-rico, rhode-island, scientific, south-carolina, south-dakota, tennessee, texas, u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service, u-s-forest-service, u-s-virgin-islands, usgs-662bee9ed34ea70bd5f12116, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west-virginia, wisconsin, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Burned Area Reflectance Classification (BARC) Thematic Burn Severity Mosaic for CONUS in 2024

These data products are preliminary burn severity assessments derived from data obtained from suitable imagery (including Landsat TM, Landsat ETM+, Landsat OLI, Sentinel 2A, and Sentinel 2B). The pre-fire and post-fire subsets included were used to create a differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (dNBR) image. The dNBR image attempts to portray the variation of burn severity within a fire. The severity ratings are influenced by the effects to the canopy.  The severity rating is based upon a composite of the severity to the understory (grass, shrub layers), midstory trees and overstory trees. Because there is often a strong correlation between canopy consumption and soil effects, this algorithm works in many cases for Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams whose objective is a soil burn severity assessment. It is not, however, appropriate in all ecosystems or fires. It is expected that BAER teams will adjust the thresholds to match field observations to produce a soil burn severity. This map layer is a thematic raster image of burn severity classes for all inventoried fires occurring in CONUS during calendar year 2024. Fires omitted from this mapped inventory are those where suitable satellite imagery was not available, or fires which were not discernable from available imagery.

Tags: baer, burn-severity, burned-area, burned-area-emergency-response, differenced-normalized-burn-ratio, fire-location, imagerybasemapsearthcover, landsat, location, normalized-burn-ratio, sentinel, united-states, us, usgs-662bdc00d34ea70bd5f11fef, wildfire, wildland-fire
Organization: Department of the Interior
National Park Service Thematic Burn Severity Mosaic for CONUS in 2024

The National Park Service (NPS) requests burn severity assessments through an agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to be completed by analysts with the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Program. The MTBS Program assesses the frequency, extent, and magnitude (size and severity) of all large wildland fires (wildfires and prescribed fires) in the conterminous United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico for the period 1984 and beyond. All fires reported as greater than 1,000 acres in the western U.S. and greater than 500 acres in the eastern U.S. are mapped across all ownerships. MTBS produces a series of geospatial and tabular data for analysis at a range of spatial, temporal, and thematic scales and are intended to meet a variety of information needs that require consistent data about fire effects through space and time. This map layer is a thematic raster image of burn severity classes for all NPS-requested burn severity fires, occurring in CONUS during calendar year 2024. Fires omitted from this mapped inventory are those where suitable satellite imagery was not available, or fires which were not discernable from available imagery.

Tags: ak, alaska, burn-severity, burned-area, continental-u-s, conus, differenced-normalized-burn-ratio, fire-location, fire-occurrence, hawaii, hi, imagerybasemapsearthcover, landsat, location, normalized-burn-ratio, nps, pr, prescribed-fire, puerto-rico, sentinel, united-states, us, usgs-662bcf54d34ea70bd5f11f95, wildfire, wildland-fire
Organization: Department of the Interior
Meteorological data from December 2022 to April 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona

Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the USGS, and data from each collection year are released as USGS Data Release products. Data described here is the meteorological component of the Imagery, Photogrammetry and Meteorological Data from December 2022 to April 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona USGS Data Release. 
Our instruments are set up near an active ripple field in the Grand Falls Dune Field. The instrument array includes a meteorological weather station that records temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation every 15 minutes, and seven BlazeVideo cameras situated surrounding the ripple field that take images every 10 minutes to capture ripple migration. In addition to the deployed instruments, each time we visit the field site we also image the ripple field using a Nikon D750 (35 mm) camera. This data is processed using the software Agisoft Metashape Professional to create digital elevation models of the ripple field.

Tags: arizona, atmospheric-and-climatic-processes, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, dunes, field-inventory-and-monitoring, field-monitoring-stations, geoscientificinformation, grand-falls, imagerybasemapsearthcover, navajo-indian-reservation, ripple-field, usgs-662bcd14d34ea70bd5f11f8a
Organization: Department of the Interior
Photogrammetry of a ripple field in Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona, from December 2022 to April 2023

Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the USGS, and data from each collection year are released as USGS Data Release products. Data described here is the photogrammetry component (raw images used to generate digital elevation models (DEMs), DEMs, and an orthomosaic of a ripple field) of the Imagery, Photogrammetry and Meterological Data from December 2022 to April 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona USGS Data Release. 
Our instruments are set up near an active ripple field in the Grand Falls Dune Field. The instrument array includes a meteorological weather station that records temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation every 15 minutes, and seven BlazeVideo cameras situated surrounding the ripple field that take images every 10 minutes to capture ripple migration. In addition to the deployed instruments, each time we visit the field site we also image the ripple field using a Nikon D750 (35 mm) camera. This data is processed using the software Agisoft Metashape Professional to create digital elevation models of the ripple field.

Tags: arizona, atmospheric-and-climatic-processes, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, digital-elevation-models, dune-field, field-inventory-and-monitoring, field-monitoring-stations, geoscientificinformation, grand-falls, imagery, imagerybasemapsearthcover, navajo-indian-reservation, remote-sensing, ripple-migration, usgs-662bccfad34ea70bd5f11f88
Organization: Department of the Interior
BlazeVideo images of a ripple field in Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona, from December 2022 to April 2023

Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the USGS, and data from each collection year are released as USGS Data Release products. Data described here is the imagery component (individual time-stamp images of an active ripple field) of the Imagery, Photogrammetry and Meteorological Data from December 2022 to April 2023, Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona USGS Data Release. 
Our instruments are set up near an active ripple field in the Grand Falls Dune Field. The instrument array includes a meteorological weather station that records temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation every 15 minutes, and seven BlazeVideo cameras situated surrounding the ripple field that take images every 10 minutes to capture ripple migration. In addition to the deployed instruments, each time we visit the field site we also image the ripple field using a Nikon D750 (35 mm) camera. This data is processed using the software Agisoft Metashape Professional to create digital elevation models of the ripple field.

Tags: arizona, atmospheric-and-climatic-processes, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, dune-field, field-inventory-and-monitoring, field-monitoring-stations, geoscientificinformation, grand-falls, imagery, imagerybasemapsearthcover, navajo-indian-reservation, ripple-migration, usgs-662bcce6d34ea70bd5f11f85
Organization: Department of the Interior
High-Water Mark Data from the July 2023 Flood in Vermont

A major rain event caused catastrophic flooding from July 9 through 12, 2023 in various portions of the State of Vermont, resulting in millions of dollars of damage.  These data are one of three datasets in the Vermont Flood of July 2023 Data data release. This part of the data release contains high-water mark (HWM) data from the Vermont flood of July 2023. The Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file table_JulyHWMs.csv contains 547 surveyed HWMs on 31 rivers from the Vermont flood of July 2023. In addition, a comparison between surveyed HWM data from the July 2023 flood and from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 is included in the data release. The data from the two events--where HWMs were co-located and surveyed--are compared in the file table_HWMcompare.csv. Elevation differences were calculated as the July 2023 HWM surveyed elevation minus Tropical Storm Irene HWM surveyed elevation at the same site. Sites are defined as areas on a river that are expected to have the same hydraulic setting, for example, immediately downstream of a bridge.
These data are also hosted on the USGS Flood Event Viewer (https://stn.wim.usgs.gov/FEV/).

Tags: flood, high-water-marks, usgs-662bc7b1d34ea70bd5f11f4d
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data Release for Using Environmental DNA to Effectively Detect Aquatic Arthropods: Monitoring Seasonal Changes in eDNA Concentration

Detection of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become a commonly used surveillance
method for threatened or invasive vertebrates in both aquatic and terrestrial
environments. However, use of eDNA methodologies for the detection of aquatic
invertebrates (e.g., crayfish and insects) has been limited. Environmental DNA protocols
can be especially useful for endangered invertebrates such as the Hine’s emerald
dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) where conservation efforts have been greatly
hindered by the training, time, overall costs, and environmental impacts associated with
conducting surveys in the calcareous fens occupied by this species. An essential step in
developing such a protocol is to evaluate the dynamics of eDNA concentration under
controlled and field conditions. In this study we examined the persistence and
accumulation of eDNA from captive S. hineana larvae in experimental mesocosms at
temperatures (5.0°C and 16.0°C) that reflect seasonal variation in their natural habitat,
and we evaluated the usefulness of eDNA protocols for studying the distribution and
abundance of invertebrates by assessing patterns of eDNA distribution for the Hine’s
emerald dragonfly and its symbiont the devil crayfish, (Cambarus [=Lacunicambarus]
diogenes) in the field over several months. In mesocosms, S. hineana eDNA persisted
longer at 5.0°C but accumulated more readily at 16.0°C. In the field, life-history events
affected seasonal variations in eDNA more significantly and consistently than
temperature for both species. These data can be used to aid in conservation efforts for
S. hineana and similar aquatic invertebrates.

Tags: biota, door-county-wisconsin, edna, endangered, hed, hines-emerald-dragonfly, qpcr, university-of-south-dakota-vermillion, usgs-662ba990d34ea70bd5f11c6f
Organization: Department of the Interior
Sounding Cross Section Surveys at Alaska Bridge Crossings

Since 1993 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has worked with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&amp;PF) to provide hydraulic assessments of scour for bridges throughout Alaska. As part of this effort, repeat channel cross section surveys, or channel soundings, have been collected at either the upstream or downstream side of bridges on an annual or as needed basis. Streambed and bank elevations are measured using USGS sounding weights and reels, weighted measuring tapes, acoustic Doppler current profilers, multibeam echo sounders and light detection and ranging and are referenced to the datum of as-built plan set to provide context for the streambed elevations in relation to bridge structures. Channel soundings are collected on an annual basis at most sites, however, as need soundings are collected due to flooding or periods of scour at select sites. Repeat channel soundings are used to access stream stability related to seasons, stage, and long-term aggradation or degradation as well as providing greater context for fixed mount streambed elevation monitoring.
      New measurements are appended to this data release after they have undergone formal QA/QC processing. Please note the updated date in the suggested citation.

Tags: acoustic-doppler-current-profiling, adcp, bridges, discharge-flow, geomorphology, hydrology, inlandwaters, rivers-streams, scour, streambed, terrestrial-hydrosphere, usgs-662af09cd34ea70bd5f0c1e2
Organization: Department of the Interior
Code, input data, and simulated spatiotemporal distributions and energetic profiles for a model of mallard and northern pintail migration across the Northern Hemisphere

These data and code were collected to support the development of a modeling framework that integrates local daily weather conditions and land cover with individual energetics and morphology to simulate mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and northern pintail (Anas acuta) migration across the Northern Hemisphere.The simulated birds move across a discretized landscape of 20 by 20 mile nodes. Provided data and code allow for a model to simulate avian migration from September 1st, 2019, through December 31st, 2020.
There are 6 zip files included in this data release.
1. MigrationModel_2023.zip contains the model code used to simulate bird movement. It requires the files NodeSpecificData_2019.txt and ENV_MAT.csv to function.
2. NodeSpecificData_2019.zip contains static landscape information for the terrestrial Northern Hemisphere. For each node, the file has information regarding land cover types and areas, forage quality and availability, and capability as breeding range.
3. ENV_MAT.zip contains daily averages for temperature, weather severity index, air density, snow depth, windspeed, and wind direction for each node throughout the study period.
4. mallardtelemetrydata.zip contains satellite telemetry data for mallards that were tagged in Louisiana in the winter of 2019/2020. These data were used to validate the model by comparing to simulated mallard movement.
5. N_ABUND_ALL.zip contains example output from the migration model. It has expected abundance of mallards and pintails in each node on each day of simulation.
6. BCTable_full.zip contains simulated predictions for the distribution of excess energy availability (represented as body condition) across all mallards and pintails in the Northern Hemisphere on each day of simulation.

Tags: africa, animal-tracking, asia, biogeography, biota, birds, computer-simulation, ducks, europe, migration-organisms, north-america, northern-hemisphere, south-america, telemetry, usgs-662aa87dd34ea70bd5f0b411
Organization: Department of the Interior