AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Water table depth, soil moisture, and meteorological data from Panola Mountain Research Watershed, 2017 - 2020

These data represent time-series of water table depth from nine monitoring wells, soil moisture from three depths at a single monitoring location, and meteorological data from a weather station at the Panola Mountain Research Watershed (PMRW) in Rockdale County Georgia. Water-level data were logged at a 5 minute interval. In total, the data span from April 2017 to April 2020 but some wells did not get instrumented with pressure transducers until May 2018 so there are some minor differences in record length. Soil moisture spans from April 2017 to October 2019 and data is presented as hourly average volumetric water content at each depth. Meteorological data spans from April 2017 to October 2019 and is presented as hourly averages, or hourly total, in the case of precipitation. The study associated with these data focused on the growing season only and specifically rain-free days. Data from April 15 to October 30 each year were highly scrutinized, and any data spikes were removed from the record. Data during the dormant season (NOV - MAR) and beyond October 2019 did not receive the same level of scrutiny because it was not the focus of the study. Dormant season water level date was still adjusted (if necessary) based on manual water level tape down measurements but no further adjustments or QAQC was performed. Further, these data were plotted, and no gross errors were noticed. We are providing the full time-series as these data will likely be more useful to others than just the rain-free periods we focused on. Users of the data are highly encouraged to thoroughly explore the data, especially during the dormant season, before use.
This data release contains three tabular data files each with an associated metadata file. The data files are: 1.) Water level and water temperature data from nine monitoring wells; 2.) Meteorological data and soil moisture, and; 3.) latitude and longitude of the data collection sites included in this data release.

Tags: climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, georgia, inlandwaters, panola-mountain, piedmont-physiographic-province, rockdale-county, southeastern-u-s, usgs-5f86e38c82cebef40f17076c
Organization: Department of the Interior
Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index for western United States, 2001-2014, derived from gridMET climate estimates

These data are 30m by 30 m grids of the mean Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) between 2001-2014 in the western United States. The SPEI index was developed by Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano and coauthors (https://spei.csic.es/index.html). Source evapotranspiration and precipitation data were generated by gridMET (http://www.climatologylab.org/gridmet.html).

Tags: atmospheric-and-climatic-processes, climatology, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, droughts, environment, precipitation-atmospheric, remote-sensing, usgs-5f86388182cebef40f14c7b3
Organization: Department of the Interior
LAMP assay for detection of Asian fish tapeworm

Data are relative fluorescent units obtained from the FAM channel of a AmpliFire Isothermal Fluorometer (Agdia, Inc., Elkhart, USA) recorded every 10 sec during as isothermal (LAMP) amplification. The isothermal reaction is to detect the Asian fish tapeworm, Schyzocotyle acheilognathi [syn. Bothriocephalus].  Samples (column headers) are described in tabs and include 1) positive control dilution series, 2) DNA Extractions from AFT sensitivity samples, and 3) DNA Extracted from non-AFT specificity controls.

Tags: asian-fish-tapeworm, edna, environmental-dna, invasive-species, isothermal-amplification, lamp-assay, loop-mediated-isothermal-amplification, molecular-detection, parasites, rapid-assay, usgs-5f862b1882cebef40f14c7a0
Organization: Department of the Interior
Appendixes and Supplemental Data: Hydraulic Characterization of Carbonate-Rock and Basin-Fill Aquifers near Long Canyon, Goshute Valley, Northeastern Nevada, 2011-2016

This USGS data release presents data used to interpret aquifer tests and ultimately characterize the hydraulic properties of carbonate-rock and basin-fill aquifers near Long Canyon, Goshute Valley, northeastern Nevada. The supplemental data consist of 2 child items and 3 attached appendix datasets. 
The child items are: 
(1) 2011–2016 Single Well Aquifer Tests: Pumping Schedules, Water-Level Data in Aquifer Test Wells, and Analysis Results from Tests Conducted near Long Canyon, Goshute Valley, Northeastern Nevada, (tabular datasets, pdfs, and Excel workbooks), and 
(2) 2016 Carbonate-Rock Aquifer Test Data: Pumping Schedules, Water-Levels, Weather Data, Water-Level Models, and Hydrographs showing Drawdown and Rise Estimates in Long Canyon, Goshute Valley, Northeastern Nevada, (tabular datasets, pdfs, and Excel workbooks), and 
The appendix items are: 
(appendix 1) Site Location Information for Pumping Wells, Monitoring and Background Wells, Vibrating-Wire Piezometers, Springs, and Weather Stations, Long Canyon, Elko County, Northeastern Nevada, 
(appendix 2) Well Construction and Geologic Units Open to Pumping Wells, Monitoring Background Wells, and Vibrating-Wire Piezometers, Long Canyon, Elko County, Northeastern Nevada, and 
(appendix 3) Estimated Water-Level Drawdown and Rise in Monitoring Wells, Vibrating-Wire Piezometers, and Springs from Pumping in Wells LCW-6 and LCPW-1, Ditch Leakage, and Spring Supplementation Loss During the 2016 Carbonate-Rock Aquifer Test, July–September 2016.

Tags: computational-methods, elko-county, environment, geoscientificinformation, goshute-valley, groundwater-flow, groundwater-level, hydraulic-engineering, independence-valley, inlandwaters, long-canyon, usgs-5f862acf82cebef40f14c799
Organization: Department of the Interior
Topo-bathymetric digital elevation models of the upper Merced and Tuolumne Rivers in California derived from hyperspectral image data and near-infrared LiDAR acquired in 2014

This child data release includes fused topo-bathymetric digital elevation models of the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers in California used to support research on anadromous salmonids. The purpose of this study was to calculate the capacity for reintroduction of salmonids above impassable barriers.  Airborne, near-infrared (NIR) LiDAR and hyperspectral imagery were acquired simultaneously in September 2014 from a Cessna Caravan, with the LiDAR data used to map topography of dry land and the imagery used to map water depth in the wetted channel. Topo-bathymetric DEMs of channels and floodplains with 1-m resolution were constructed for the study reaches by using remotely sensed hyperspectral image data to estimate water depths within the below-water portion of the channel and using remotely-sensed LiDAR for the above-water portion of the channel.  Water depths were subtracted from water-surface elevations measured by the LiDAR to obtain bed elevations within the wetted channel.  
The digital elevation model above the water surface was created using the LiDAR data. We used a Leica Airborne Laser Scanner ALS50, with mean point densities &gt;12 points/m2 and reported horizontal and vertical accuracies of 2 cm and 7 cm, respectively. The raw LiDAR point cloud was processed into bare-earth DEMs with 1 m grid cells. 
The digital elevation model for areas below the water surface was created using the hyperspectral imagery. Hyperspectral imagery was collected using a Compact Airborne Spectographic Imager (CASI) 1500 (ITRES 2014), producing imagery with 48 spectral bands (wavelengths 380 to 1050 nm). Raw image flight strips were geometrically and radiometrically corrected with ITRES software, then atmospherically corrected using ATCOR4 (ReSe 2014). The final images were in units of reflectance for each band, with a spatial resolution of 0.5 m. Water depths were estimated from the imagery using the Optimal Band Ratio Analysis (OBRA) depth retrieval algorithm, a calibration technique that relates field-measured water depths (d) to an image-derived quantity defined as the natural logarithm of the ratio of two spectral bands (Legleiter et al. 2009).

Tags: bathymetry, biota, california, cherry-creek, clavey-river, digital-elevation-model-dem, floodplain, lidar, merced-river, river-channel, sierra-nevada, south-fork-merced-river, topo-bathymetric, topography, tuolumne-river, usgs-5f861c8e82cebef40f14c750
Organization: Department of the Interior
Kawaikoi Stream Dip Survey

As part of a larger study looking at the ecology and potential control of larval Culex quinquefasciatus, USGS and Hawaii DOFAW personnel surveyed a kilometer long reach of the Kawaikoi Stream for larval mosquitoes (Culex quinquefasciatus), potential larval mosquito habitat and non-target aquatic macroinvertebrates during late summer, September through November 2016 and 2017.  Along each 10-meter section of the stream, 20 dip samples were taken (when possible) to record the presence of mosquito immatures (larvae and pupae) and macroinvertebrate encountered.  Sampling was restricted to stream margins, perched pools, rock holes and back waters.  No swift water was sampled. The number of discreet pools per 10-meter section was also recorded as a measure of potential larval mosquito habitat.

Tags: alakai-plateau, alakai-wilderness-preserve, avian-disease, biopesticide, biota, culex-quinquefasciatus, environment, kauai, kawaikoi-stream, streams, usgs-5fb431add34eb413d5e0cc8e, usgs-ema-low-fish-and-wildlife-disease, usgs-ema-low-fwd-ecology-and-or-impacts
Organization: Department of the Interior
Measurements of zinc, oxygen, and pH, from sphalerite and ZnS oxidation in seawater

This data release presents the concentration of zinc, oxygen, pH, temperature, and the time point at which measurements were taken for experimental oxidation work regarding zinc and copper sulfide minerals. 
These data accompany the following publication: Gartman, A., Whisman, S.P., and Hein, J.R., 2020, Interactive oxidation of sphalerite and covellite in seawater: implications for seafloor massive sulfide deposits and mine waste: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00177, where they are also presented as Supplemental Table 1.

Tags: chemical-analysis, cmhrp, coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program, economy, geochemistry, geoscientificinformation, marine-minerals, metallic-mineral-resources, mineral-resources, nonliving-resources, oceans, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-5f86121e82cebef40f14c726
Organization: Department of the Interior
CoSMoS (Coastal Storm Modeling System) Central California v3.1 flood depth and duration projections: 1-year storm in Monterey County

This data contains maximum depth of flooding (cm) in the region landward of the present-day shoreline for the sea-level rise (SLR) and storm condition indicated. 
The Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) makes detailed predictions (meter-scale) over large geographic scales (100s of kilometers) of storm-induced coastal flooding and erosion for both current and future sea-level rise (SLR) scenarios. Projections for CoSMoS v3.1 in Central California include flood-hazard information for the coast from Pt. Conception to the Golden Gate. Outputs include SLR scenarios of 0.0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 5.0 meters; storm scenarios include background conditions (astronomic spring tide and average atmospheric conditions) and simulated 1-year/20-year/100-year return interval coastal storms. Methods and processes used in Central California are replicated from and described in O'Neill and others (2018). Please read metadata and inspect output carefully. Data are complete for the information presented.
Due to file size constraints, data are available in two parts: part 1 includes SLR conditions 0 - 1.5 m, and part 2 includes SLR conditions 2.0 - 5.0 m.

Tags: beaches, central-california, central-california-coast, 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, monterey-county, ocean-waves, ocean-winds, oceans, pacific-coastal-and-marine-science-center, pcmsc, physical-habitats-and-geomorphology, sea-level-change, sea-level-rise, state-of-california, storm-surge, storms, u-s-geological-survey, usgs, usgs-5fd2b8abd34e30b91239c03d, water-depth, waves, wind
Organization: Department of the Interior
Survival, growth, behavior and mercury concentrations of mayflies exposed to elevated dietary methylmercury and aqueous selenium

Survival and size of mayflies at each life stage, as well as MeHg concentrations in diatoms and mayflies exposed to low and high MeHg concentrations and a range of selenomethione (SeMet) concentrations.

Tags: bioaccumulation, biota, diatoms, ecotoxicology, mayfly, mercury-contamination, methylmercury, selenium, usgs-5f85ca2182cebef40f14c5ec
Organization: Department of the Interior
Physiological and behavioral responses of bighead and silver carp to chemicals associated with common carp sex pheromones.

This dataset contains a combination of physiological and behavioral approaches for characterizing the response of bighead and silver carp to potentially attractive chemicals associated with sex pheromones identified in common carp. The dataset contains eight tables: 1) EOG responses from untreated and masculinized silver carp to prostaglandins, 2) mixture discrimination indices of the prostaglandins tested with the EOG, 3) relative distribution (percentage) of initial behavioral/attractiveness tests of individual PGF’s to silver carp, 4) release rates of prostaglandin mixtures from PGF2α-implanted bigheaded carps, 5) relative distribution (percentage) of masculinized silver carp to PGF2α-implanted carp odors, 6) relative distribution (percentage) of masculinized silver carp to prostaglandins found in PGF2α-implanted carp odors, 7) supplemental data: initial studies of EOG responses from untreated silver carp to prostaglandins, 8) supplemental data: EOG responses from masculinized and untreated silver carp to prostaglandins.

Tags: aggregation, asian-carp, attractancy, attractant, bighead-carp, biota, chemoreceptors, f-prostaglandin-blends, invasive-species, minnesota, pheromone-emission, pheromone-receptors, pheromones, ramsey-county, sex-pheromone, silver-carp, sorensen-lab, spawning, usgs-5f85c9aa82cebef40f14c5e5
Organization: Department of the Interior
Chenango County, New York: Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) Soundings (2010)

This child item dataset contains horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) data from Broome County, New York, for 15 measurements, CNHVSR2 through CNHVSR10. Raw and processed HVSR data for each HVSR measurement are included in zipped directories named by the measurement site identifier.  Site identifiers are designated by a county sequential numbering system (CNHVSR2, CNHVSR3, etc. where "CN" indicates Chenango County).

Tags: bedrock, chenango-county, groundwater, new-york, usgs-5fd13450d34e30b91239b84c
Organization: Department of the Interior
Survival, growth and reproduction of C. dubia and N. triangulifer to nickel and zinc exposure in natural waters

Survival, growth and reproduction of Ceriodaphnia dubia and Neocloeon triangulifer,  metal concentrations and water quality parameters from nickel and zinc exposures in natural waters

Tags: biota, dissolved-metals, metals-toxicity, usgs-5f85c92f82cebef40f14c5de, water-quality, water-quality-criteria
Organization: Department of the Interior
Mucket eDNA detection in Wallen’s Bend, Clinch River, Tennessee, September 2019

The data describe the technical performance of a designed qPCR assay for the detection of mucket (Actinonaias ligamentina) eDNA from field collected water samples. Parameters described include the sequences of the primers and probes used; the limit of detection and limit of quantification for the assay; a list of freshwater mussels species that were used to test specificity of the assay; and in situ field samples that were tested to the verify assay.

Tags: assay-optimization, biota, cerc-molecular-lab, clinch-river, edna, freshwater-mussels, qpcr, tennesee, usgs-5f85c8b682cebef40f14c5d0, wallens-bend
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hydrologic and soil data associated with selected vacant deconstruction lots in St. Louis, Missouri, 2018-2020 Dates

The text file "Near_Surface_Soil_Hydrology_measurements.txt" contains discrete measurements of soil hydrologic characteristics including unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and soil penetrometer (compaction) measurements for selected deconstruction lot pairs and restored prairie in St. Louis, Missouri.  Data were collected from August 28, 2019, through July 14, 2020.  Data for matched and adjacent Legacy and Green deconstruction lots and restored prairie sample sites were collected on the same day to minimize temporal variability in site conditions.

Tags: environment, geoscientificinformation, hydraulic-conductivity, saint-louis-county-missouri, soil-compaction, soil-hydrology, st-louis-missouri, urban-soil, usgs-5f85bd3182cebef40f14c587
Organization: Department of the Interior
Legacy and emerging contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed as measured using passive samplers – 2005 to 2013

Legacy and emerging contaminants were measured in streams and rivers in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia of the Chesapeake Bay watershed between 2005 and 2013.  Passive sampling devices, SPMDs and POCIS, were used to sample these waterbodies, providing a time-integrated concentration of contaminants that are potentially bioavailable to native fishes.  This data set is a compilation of data from eight separate studies, all focused on determining the potential exposure of organic chemicals to fish which may be responsible for instances of fish kills and intersex that were observed in these waterbodies.

Tags: biota, contamination-and-pollution, dissolved-contaminants, emerging-contaminants, legacy-contaminants, passive-samplers, surface-water, surface-water-quality, usgs-5f85a84d82cebef40f14c52b, water-chemistry
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hakalau Forest NWR soil carbon and nitrogen data

This data release includes data and metadata on soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in sites where litter was experimentally manipulated. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island.  Broadly, this study looked at the ability to alter soil nitrogen cycling, exotic grass biomass and native outplant survival with large quantities of Metrosideros polymorpha litter in a forest dominated by Acacia koa.

Tags: avian-diet, botany, ecology, exotic-grass, forest-resources, forest-restoration, hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge, hawaii, land-use-change, plant-competition, plant-ecology, seed-limitation, seedling-recruitment, tropical-forest-dynamics, usgs-5f83f2e782cebef40f128d05
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hakalau Forest NWR litterfall biomass and nutrient data

This data release includes data and metadata on litterfall rates of the two dominant canopy trees (Metrosideros polymorpha and Acacia koa) in a restoration forest in Hawaii. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island.  Broadly, this study looked at the ability to alter soil nitrogen cycling, exotic grass biomass and native outplant survival with large quantities of Metrosideros polymorpha litter in a forest dominated by Acacia koa.

Tags: avian-diet, botany, ecology, exotic-grass, forest-resources, forest-restoration, hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge, hawaii, land-use-change, plant-competition, plant-ecology, seed-limitation, seedling-recruitment, tropical-forest-dynamics, usgs-5f83f1b082cebef40f128d02
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hair and blood total mercury concentrations in raccoons and striped skunks from Suisun Marsh 2016 to 2019

Total mercury concentrations were determined in hair and whole blood of raccoons and skunks in Suisun Marsh from 2016 to 2019. Individual skunks and raccoons were identified by a unique identifier (Animal_ID) and some animals were sampled multiple times. This dataset includes animal sex, age class, the date the sample was collected, animal body mass, head length, and head-to-torso length.
These data support the following publication:
Peterson, Sarah H., Ackerman, J.T., Hartman, C.A., Casazza, M.L., Feldheim, C.L., and Herzog, M.P. 2020. Mercury exposure in mammalian mesopredators inhabiting a brackish marsh. Environmental Pollution

Tags: bioaccumulation, biota, blood, capturing-animals, fur, hair, mammals, mercury-contamination, thg, usgs-5f84a60c82cebef40f128d33, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hakalau Forest NWR outplant survival

This data release includes data and metadata on the survival of native plants that were planted in experimental plots where large quantities of woody litter were added in an attempt to lower soil nitrogen and exotic grass biomass. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island.  Broadly, this study looked at the ability to alter soil nitrogen cycling, exotic grass biomass and native outplant survival with large quantities of Metrosideros polymorpha litter in a forest dominated by Acacia koa.

Tags: avian-diet, botany, ecology, exotic-grass, forest-resources, forest-restoration, hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge, hawaii, land-use-change, plant-competition, plant-ecology, seed-limitation, seedling-recruitment, tropical-forest-dynamics, usgs-5f83eea182cebef40f128cff
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hakalau Forest NWR outplant growth

This data release includes data and metadata for native outplant growth rates for an experiment that added large quantities of woody litter to a restoration forest in an attempt to lower soil nitrogen and exotic grass biomass. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island.  Broadly, this study looked at the ability to alter soil nitrogen cycling, exotic grass biomass and native outplant survival and growth with large quantities of Metrosideros polymorpha litter in a forest dominated by Acacia koa.

Tags: avian-diet, botany, ecology, exotic-grass, forest-resources, forest-restoration, hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge, hawaii, land-use-change, plant-competition, plant-ecology, seed-limitation, seedling-recruitment, tropical-forest-dynamics, usgs-5f83edf982cebef40f128cfb
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hakalau Forest NWR litter decomposition data

This data release includes data and metadata on litter decomposition rates for Acacia koa (koa) and  Metrosideros polymorpha (‘ōhi‘a) leaves in in different microhabitats. All sites were within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii Island.  Broadly, this study looked at the ability to alter soil nitrogen cycling, exotic grass biomass and native outplant survival with large quantities of Metrosideros polymorpha litter in a forest dominated by Acacia koa.

Tags: avian-diet, botany, ecology, exotic-grass, forest-resources, forest-restoration, hakalau-forest-national-wildlife-refuge, hawaii, land-use-change, plant-competition, plant-ecology, seed-limitation, seedling-recruitment, tropical-forest-dynamics, usgs-5f83ed3f82cebef40f128cf6
Organization: Department of the Interior