AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Hawaiian hoary bat roost departure-arrival metrics, Hawaii Island 2018-2019

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2019 to October 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio telemetry was used to locate bats in trees used for day-roosts. In 2019, three maternity roosts were identified however only two were suitable for video recording. Thermal video recording at two maternal roosts was used to identify the time of bat departure and arrival at a roost. We examined an average of 2 hours during sunset and sunrise (range = 0.9 to 5.4 hours). The time of bat departure from a roost ranged from 53 minutes before sunset to 20 minutes after sunset (n = 48, mean = 2.7 minutes before sunset). The time of bat arrival at roost ranged from 41 minutes before sunrise to 11 minutes before sunrise (n = 40, mean = 22 minutes before sunrise). Departure and arrival times were positively correlated (r = 0.16); that is, earlier departures were generally associated with earlier arrivals at a roost the following morning. No potential predators (cats or rats) were seen during the period of video review.

Tags: biota, day-roost, hawaiian-hoary-bat, usgs-5dd728f8e4b0695797650d31
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hawaiian hoary bat roost acoustics, Hawaii island 2019

Hawaiian hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) were captured at multiple locations on the east side of Hawaii Island from May 2018 through September 2019. Radio transmitters were affixed to captured bats and, when possible, radio telemetry was used to locate bats in trees used for day-roosts. In 2019, three maternity roosts were identified however only two were suitable for acoustic recording. Acoustic detectors were used to record acoustic activity (i.e., echolocation pulses) at two maternity roosts. Song Meter SM4BAT FS ultrasonic recorders (Wildlife Acoustics, Maynard, MA) with SMX-US ultrasonic microphones (Wildlife Acoustics, Maynard, MA) were deployed within 5-m of each maternity roost tree and configured for continuous (24-hr) data collection. Upon detection of a vocalizing bat, recording was triggered, and a call file was stored with the corresponding date and time. Recordings were analyzed with Kaleidoscope Pro version 5.1.9 (Wildlife Acoustics, Maynard, MA). All files were aurally and visually inspected for bat acoustic activity. A total of 2791 call files were proofed positive for bat calls. A total of 2657 bat call files were recorded from 18:00 to 05:59 (&gt;95%). Less than 5% of call files containing bat calls were recorded from 06:00 to 17:59.

Tags: bat-roost, biota, echolocation, hawaiian-hoary-bat, usgs-5dd728eae4b0695797650d2f
Organization: Department of the Interior
A High-Resolution Seismic Catalog for the Initial 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

I use template matching and precise relative relocation techniques to develop a high-resolution earthquake catalog for the initial portion of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, from July 4-16, encompassing the foreshock sequence and the first 10+ days of aftershocks following the Mw 7.1 mainshock.  Using 13,525 routinely cataloged events as waveform templates, I detect and precisely locate a total of 34,091 events.  Precisely located earthquakes reveal numerous cross-cutting fault structures with dominantly perpendicular SW- and NW-strikes.  Foreshocks of the Mw 6.4 event appear to align on a NW-striking fault.  Aftershocks of the Mw 6.4 event suggest that it further ruptured this NW-striking fault, as well as the SW-striking fault where surface rupture was observed.  Finally, aftershocks of the Mw 7.1 show a highly complex distribution, illuminating a primary NW-striking fault zone consistent with surface rupture, but also numerous cross-cutting SW-striking faults.  Aftershock relocations suggest that the Mw 7.1 event ruptured adjacent to the previous NW-striking rupture of the Mw 6.4, perhaps activating a subparallel structure southwest of the earlier rupture.  Both the NW and SE rupture termini of the Mw 7.1 rupture exhibited multiple-fault branching, with particularly high rates of aftershocks and multiple fault orientations in the dilatational quadrant NE of the NW rupture terminus.

Tags: biota, earthquake-occurrences, usgs-5dd715f3e4b0695797650d18, volcanology
Organization: Department of the Interior
Non-native and synanthropic bird data derived from 2010-2012 Breeding Bird Survey and associated landscape metrics from 2011 NLCD

Locations of and proportional abundance of non-native and synanthropic passerines were extracted from Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data from 2010-2012.   Information characterizing the spatial variation and the associated amount, aggregation, and diversity of developed and agricultural land cover types was extracted from the National Land Cover Datasets of 2011.  Data supported analyses in the publication: Sofaer, H.R., C.H. Flather, C.S. Jarnevich, K.P. Davis, and L. Pejchar. Human-associated species dominate passerine communities across the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Tags: avian-communities, boundaries, land-use-and-land-cover, national-land-cover-database-nlcd-2011, usgs-5dd6f243e4b0695797649206
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water-velocity data for Currituck Sound, North Carolina, 2011-18

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, conducted a study to establish baseline water-quality conditions and bed-sediment chemistry in Currituck Sound, North Carolina, prior to construction of the Mid-Currituck Bridge. This Data Release contains the associated data described in the Open-File Report, “Characterization of Water-Quality and Bed-Sediment Conditions in Currituck Sound, North Carolina, Prior to the Mid-Currituck Bridge Construction, 2011-18”. These datasets contain information on analytical constituents measured in samples, surface-water environmental and quality-assurance sample results, bed-sediment environmental and quality-assurance sample results, phytoplankton taxonomy data, and water-velocity measurement results. Data were collected from August 2011 to January 2018 at five sites distributed along the planned alignment of the Mid-Currituck Bridge in Currituck Sound, North Carolina.

Tags: acoustic-doppler-current-profiling, currituck-county, currituck-sound, discharge, north-carolina, streamflow, surface-water, usgs-5dd6b32ce4b06957976488d1
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water levels (November 11 2016 through November 11 2017) for four wells and Light intensity data (October 1 2015 through September 2019): from marsh to upland forest, for Moneystump Marsh, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland

Water levels in meters from four wells in Moneystump marsh at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD. Two wells are located in the upland forest; one well is located in the marsh-forest transition zone (ecotone); and one well is located in the marsh. Water depth of the adjacent creek is reported in meters. Data covers the time span from November 11 2016 - November 11 2017. Pressure transducer data from the wells corrected to water level using barometric pressure loggers located in 3 locations throughout the experiment. Water levels are in units of meters referenced to vertical datum NAVD88. Raw pressure data is in units of kilopascals (kPa). Pressure transducer locations and elevation data from GNSS and digital laser level survey leveraging local deep rod SET benchmark SO5A is also included.Light intensity levels in lux was obtained from 25 light sensors (HOBO UA-002 HOBO Pendant Waterproof Temperature/Light Data Logger), five sensors are located in the lowest elevation (marsh), five located in the upper marsh, five located in the marsh-forest transition zone (ecotone), five located in the lower forest, and five located in the highest elevation (upper forest). Light data covers the time span from October 1 2015 - September 30 2019.
Light intensity levels in lux from upper sensors in Moneystump marsh at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge MD. There are 25 light sensors all located in the control treatment area. Five sensors are located in the lowest elevation (marsh), five located in the upper marsh, five located in the marsh-forest transition zone (ecotone), five located in the lower forest, and five located in the highest elevation (upper forest). Data covers the time span from October 1 2015 - September 30 2019.

Tags: groundwater-level, light-intensity, usgs-5dd6b1eee4b06957976488c7, utilities-communication
Organization: Department of the Interior
Expert responses of influential habitat attributes for at-risk species

The data indicate the number of experts (out of 27 who were involved in this expert elicitation process) who rated a set of environmental, ecological, climatic, anthropogenic, or other attributes as highly, somewhat, or slightly influential to habitat and species conditions. Experts provided responses for the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus), Florida pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus), gopher frog (Lithobates [Rana] capito), and striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus).
A full discussion of the compilation methodology and sources used to conduct expert elicitation and use responses in a habitat suitability analysis is available in the accompanying publication: Crawford, B.A., J.C. Maerz, &amp; C.T. Moore. 2019. Expert-informed habitat suitability analysis for at-risk species assessment and conservation planning. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. in review.

Tags: alabama, at-risk-species, biota, coastal-plain, florida, georgia, habitat-suitability, longleaf-pine-system, louisiana, mississippi, north-carolina, south-carolina, southeast-us, usgs-5dd56726e4b0695797628cb0
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data release for Accounting for Land in the United States: Integrating Physical Land Cover, Land Use, and Monetary Valuation

Land plays a critical role in both economic and environmental accounting. As an asset, it occupies a unique position at the intersection of the System of National Accounts (SNA), the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA-CF), and (as a spatial unit) SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EEA), making land a natural starting point for developing natural capital accounts more generally. We develop a pilot set of national and sub-national land accounts for the United States that are consistent with the SEEA-CF and SNA principles, quantified in both physical and monetary terms. The physical accounts utilize detailed land use (National Land Use Database) and land cover (National Land Cover Database) datasets, which provide insights into how land cover in the U.S. is changing over time. To provide aggregate estimates of land values, we use a hedonic approach that exploits fine-grain microdata (“big data” from Zillow) that contains detailed information from hundreds of millions of property transactions and their corresponding physical characteristics covering much of the U.S. Methodologically, we show that it is feasible to produce monetary accounts for land that can be directly linked to and integrated with physical land cover/use. Overall, U.S. land cover has shown declines in forests, cropland, and pasture with increases in barren, scrub/shrub, and developed classes, which are particularly concentrated in the U.S. Southeast. Nominal land values in the U.S. fell about 28% from the boom to bust periods in the prior decade, albeit with substantial regional variation, and have subsequently experienced a nearly full recovery in recent years. We estimate private land in the contiguous 48 states to be worth approximately $35.5 trillion in 2016.

Tags: big-data, block-groups, census-tract, environmental-economic-accounting, hedonic-valuation, land-cover, land-use, land-valuation, natural-capital, seea-eea, system-of-environmental-economic-accounts, united-states, usgs-5dd48081e4b0695797628972
Organization: Department of the Interior
Monitoring environmental controls on debris-flow sediment supply, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, 2011 to 2015

This data release includes time-series data of rock temperature, air temperature, wind speed, and humidity at the Chalk Cliffs debris-flow monitoring site in central Colorado (Latitude: 38.73330, Longitude: -106.18704). The data were collected to help identify the environmental controls on rates of rockfall, which is the primary source of debris-flow material at the site. Data were recorded at 1-minute intervals between November 2011 and August 2015. Data collection was occasionally interrupted during maintenance periods or when there was a problem with the power supply. Two probes measured profiles of rock temperature at depths of 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, and 42 cm below the rock surface. One probe was placed on a south-facing rock slope, the other probe was on a north-facing rock slope. See photo “SensorLocations.jpg” for layout of sensors. Occasional malfunctions in the temperature sensor are identified by “NAN” readings or anomalous low temperatures (&lt;-50 degrees Celsius). Time stamps are in standard Mountain time. Details of this study are described in the journal article: Rengers, F. K., Kean, J. W., Reitman, N. G., Smith, J. B., Coe, J. A.,and McGuire, L. A. ( 2020). The Influence of Frost Weathering on Debris Flow Sediment Supply in an Alpine Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125, e2019JF005369. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005369

Tags: debris-flow, earth-science, geologic-hazards-science-center, ghsc, landslide-hazards-program, rockfall, temperature, usgs, usgs-5dd47549e4b0695797628958
Organization: Department of the Interior
Gravity data of the Northwest Geysers, California

This dataset contains gravity data collected in the Northwest Geysers and surrounding area in Northern California.

Tags: bouger-anomaly, clearlake, cobb, geoscientificinformation, gravimeter-measurement, gravitational-field-earth, isostatic-anomaly, the-geysers, usgs-5dd46464e4b069579762891a
Organization: Department of the Interior
Paleoecological data from Great Dismal Swamp GDS-520

Pollen, plant macrofossil, charcoal, geochronological, and loss-on-ignition data from sediment core GDS-520-03-21-2017 were generated in support of research on long-term patterns of vegetation, fire, and climate in Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Willard et al., in review). Raw counts of pollen data are provided. Plant macrofossil data are presented as percentages for herbaceous, ligneous, and undifferentiated plant macrofossils and presence/absence data for specific plant taxa. Macroscopic charcoal was counted in three size classes: 125-250 micrometers, and 250-500 micrometers, and &gt;500 micrometers. Uncalibrated radiocarbon dates were obtained and provided for use in development of age models for analyses by Willard et al, in review. Loss-on-ignition data are presented as percent organic matter.

Tags: biota, climate-change, faunal-and-floral-census-microscopic, fires, geochronology, sea-level-change, usgs-5dd377c1-c5bf-4f00-883a-54781d95ea6a
Organization: Department of the Interior
RES2DINV format continuous resistivity profiling data collected in Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island, May 14 and 15, 2009, on U.S. Geological Survey Field Activity 2009-021-FA

As part of a larger investigation to understand groundwater-surface water interactions in Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island, a geophysical survey was conducted from a small research boat on 14-15 May 2009. The specific research objective was to gain an improved understanding of the role of direct groundwater discharge in delivery of excess nitrogen to the bay, which may have contributed to the development of low-oxygen conditions in waters of the bay and associated fish kills. Data collected in this survey included digital navigation information, continuous resistivity profiling (CRP) data, and point salinity measurements. The CRP method is a survey and data processing approach that is sensitive to differences in electrical properties of surface water and underlying porewater in sediments that have contrasting salinities. During the survey, Greenwich Bay salinity was approximately 27 ppm, so surface water would be expected to have low electrical resistivity (high conductivity), and any areas of active groundwater discharge from less salty aquifer sources would yield relatively higher resistivity values. This survey is identified as field activity 09021 (also referenced as 2009-021-FA) by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and additional information is available from: https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2009-021-FA.

Tags: agi-supersting, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, continuous-resistivity-profiling, crp, elevation, field-activity-number-2009-021-fa, geoscientificinformation, greenwich-bay, groundwater, info-bank-id-b-21-09-ri, marine-geophysics, narragansett-bay, north-america, oceans, res2dinv-format, rhode-island, submarine-groundwater, u-s-geological-survey, united-states, usgs, usgs-5dd341c4-dcf9-4eaa-986a-7cbe51f6fa67, warwick-ri, whcmsc, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
NCAR 2009+2010 and VII POC Weather Data

The first major set of trials conducted at the Michigan Test Bed was the Proof of Concept (POC) trials during 2008. The POC trials featured fifty-two RSEs within 45 square miles, 27 vehicles configured with OBEs, and a Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) network. The testing program had three major phases: subsystem test, system integration and test, and public and private applications test. The public application testing portion of the POC trials were conducted during August 2008. RSE data for the public application tests were available for eight days in August 2008. The data in this data environment consists of RSE and OBE data for the middle six of these days. These six days were chosen for inclusion in the data environment because the first and last days had much higher number of duplicate records and questionable data values.

In April 2009 and April 2010 a second and third set of trials was conducted at the Michigan Test Bed, directed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). These trials used a smaller set of vehicles. The April 2009 data concentrated on collecting data during periods of rainy or snowy weather. The April 2010 concentrated on comparing atmospheric data from vehicle-mounted sensors to data from a nearby fixed weather observing station.

This legacy dataset was created before data.transportation.gov and is only currently available via the attached file(s). Please contact the dataset owner if there is a need for users to work with this data using the data.transportation.gov analysis features (online viewing, API, graphing, etc.) and the USDOT will consider modifying the dataset to fully integrate in data.transportation.gov.

Tags: arterial, category-weather, connected-vehicles, dedicated-short-range-communication-dsrc, field-test, intelligent-transportation-systems-its, its-joint-program-office-jpo, michigan, michigan-test-bed, national-center-for-atmospheric-research-ncar, on-board-equipment-obe, roadside-equipment-rse, trajectories, university-of-michigan-transportation-research-institute-umtri, vehicle-infrastructure-initiative-proof-of-concept-vii-poc, weather
Organization: Department of Transportation
Fecal samples collected in May, August, and October 2014 from Little Book Cliffs Herd Management Area, Colorado, for determination of diet, persistence of DNA in the environment, individual identity, and seed germination

These data were collected in May, August, and October in west central Colorado from a Bureau of Land Management wild horse herd management area (HMA).  Samples were already on the ground, not fresh from the horse. The Diet dataset includes proportion of plant species found in fecal samples using two different lab techniques -- plant DNA bar-coding,and microhistology.  Results of both methods to determine diet are in the same spreadsheet. The dung aging dataset consists of samples of different known ages of feces and their amplification results; 8 markers were amplified and data shown in each column indicate whether that marker loci amplified or not. Germination data showed which plant species germinated from fecal samples that were tended in a lab, along with number of plants and dry weight of germinated plants. Repeated sampling dataset includes all samples that were collected, amplification results by loci, and provides the individual genotype for each sample.

Tags: biota, dna-sequencing, environmental-dna, fecal-dna, usgs-5dd316c2e4b06957976283ea
Organization: Department of the Interior
Tampa CV Pilot Signal Phasing and Timing (SPaT) Sample

The Tampa CV Pilot generates  data from the interaction between vehicles and between vehicles and infrastructure. This dataset consists of Signal Phasing and Timing Message (SPaT) Messages transmitted by road-side units (RSU) located throughout the Tampa CV Pilot Study area. The full set of raw, SPaT data from Tampa CV Pilot can be requested from the <a href="https://its.dot.gov/data/data-request" target="_blank" >ITS DataHub Sandbox</a>. The data fields follow SAE J2735 data frames (Section 6) and structure (Section 7).

This dataset holds a flattened sample of the SPaT data from Tampa CV Pilot. A column of random numbers (randomNum) was added to allow for random sampling of data points within Socrata.

Tags: arterial, category-traffic-management, connected-vehicle-message, connected-vehicle-pilot-cvp, cvp, field-test, florida, intelligent-transportation-systems-its, its-joint-program-office-jpo, project-cvp, roadside-equipment-rse, signal-phasing-and-timing-spat, subcategory-connected-vehicle-traffic-signal-system, tampa, tampa-connected-vehicle-pilot-deployment-tampa-cv-pilot, tampa-hillsborough-expressway-authority-thea
Organization: Department of Transportation
Intelligent Network Flow Optimization Prototype Basic Safety Messages

Data is from the small-scale demonstration of the Intelligent Network Flow Optimization (INFLO) Prototype System and applications in Seattle, Washington. Connected vehicle systems were deployed in 21 vehicles in a scripted driving scenario circuiting this I-5 corridor northbound and southbound during morning rush hour. Basic Safety Messages (BSM) sent by connected vehicles (CVs) through either the cellular network or Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) when the vehicle is in the range of Roadside Units (RSU). These messages were received by the traffic management center (TMC).

Tags: arterial, basic-safety-message-bsm, category-vehicle-safety, connected-vehicle-message, dedicated-short-range-communication-dsrc, freeway, i-5, inflo, intelligent-network-flow-optimization-inflo, intelligent-transportation-systems-its, its-joint-program-office-jpo, project-inflo, roadside-equipment-rse, seattle, subcategory-v2v-basic-safety, washington, washington-state-department-of-transportation-wsdot
Organization: Department of Transportation
Data on gall wasp abundance and biomass on valley oak and blue oak trees in California

Gall abundance and biomass was recorded on marked valley oak and blue oak individuals throughout California.  Galls, mostly caused by cynipid  gall wasps, were identified to species.  Sampling effort per tree was recorded as the number of leaves searched for gall wasps.  Leaves were taken from two branches per tree using pole pruners, and total galls per tree were summed in each observation.  Annual observations of galls on each tree were made from 2000-2006.

Tags: biota, cynipidae, gall-wasp, insect-outbreaks, long-term-survey, oak, quercus, spatial-synchrony, usgs-5dd2f2d2e4b0695797628359
Organization: Department of the Interior