AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Methane flux model for wetlands of the Prairie Pothole Region of North America: Model input data and programming code

This data release presents input data for plot- and landscape-scale models of Prairie Pothole Region wetland methane emissions as a function of explanatory variables and remotely sensed predictors. Field data for the plot- and landscape-scale models span the years 2003-2016 and 2005-2016, respectively. The data release also includes R programming code to run the generalized additive model (GAM; plot scale) and random forest (RF; landscape scale) model of methane flux rates. Input data were extracted and modified from existing sources, and combined to facilitate model development, as well as six scenario-based model runs (two historical, four future). Briefly, a bottom-up approach was used to develop a spatially explicit, temporally dynamic model of methane emissions from Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) wetlands. A dataset of greater than 18,000 static-chamber flux measurements along with environmental covariates was used to develop a chamber-based (plot) model of methane flux, which was then used to inform a landscape-model using remotely sensed predictors. Covariates for the chamber-based model included soil water-filled pore space, soil temperature, wetland size, hydroperiod, land cover, growing season interval, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Predictors for upscaling included the Dynamic Surface Water Extent based on Landsat 4, 5, 7, and 8 for the presence, permanence, and extent of surface water, ClimateNA for historical and future temperatures, and the North American Land Change Monitoring System for land cover. Model runs included historical dry (1991) and wet (2011) years, as well as future Socioeconomic Pathways emissions scenarios (SSP2-4.5, SSP5-8.5).

Tags: alberta, canada, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, effects-of-climate-change, geospatial-datasets, greenhouse-gases, imagerybasemapsearthcover, inlandwaters, iowa, land-use-and-land-cover, manitoba, mathematical-modeling, minnesota, montana, north-america, north-dakota, saskatchewan, south-dakota, united-states, usgs-6227d1c5d34ee0c6b38b8051, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data from an investigation of turtle basking behavior in the Atchafalaya Basin of south-central Louisiana in 2021

The dataset is comprised of game camera photos taken at known turtle basking structures in the Atchafalaya Basin's Little Alabama Bayou in south-central Louisiana. There was a spring camera deployment in April 2021 and a fall camera deployment in October 2021. Three game cameras were used in each deployment and photos were taken every two minutes for seven days for each camera. The photos in this release are those in which turtles, or other vertebrates, can be seen. Photos with no vertebrates were excluded from the release and do not provide any data.

Tags: atchafalaya-basin, biota, ecosystems, habitats, louisiana, usgs-6227c4b4d34ee0c6b38b8014
Organization: Department of the Interior
Biophysical Data for Simulating Overland Flow in the Everglades

A biophysical approach to modeling overland flow in the Everglades can help predict future outcomes for ecological habitat, water storage during droughts, and water conveyance during floods. The data provided include measurements of vegetation stem architecture, microtopography, and landscape pattern metrics. Stem architecture measurements present the opportunity to estimate flow roughness of distinct vegetation communities based on hydraulic principles. At a larger scale, the microtopography and the connectivity of the sloughs between ridges offer a way to quantify the effects of flow blockage and tortuous flow paths on overland flow. Combined with theory, these data provide the capacity to simulate overland flow in both the historic, pre-drainage Everglades as well as in the present-day managed Everglades. Also provided are the hydrologic data, e.g., water slopes, water depths and overland flow velocities, that can be used to verify a biophysical model. Ultimately, the purpose is to anticipate how changing flow and water depth will interact with evolving vegetation and landscape conditions to influence future water availability for society and for the ecosystem, both in the Everglades and in other low-gradient floodplains.

Tags: surface-water-flow, usgs-6227bf76d34ee0c6b38b8009
Organization: Department of the Interior
Suspended-sediment concentrations and loss-on-ignition from water samples collected in the Herring River during 2018-19 in Wellfleet, MA (ver 1.1, March 2023)

The Herring River in Wellfleet, MA is a tidally-restricted estuary system. Management options including potential restoration of unrestricted tidal flows require an understanding of pre-restoration sediment conditions. Altering future tidal flows may cause changes in net sediment flux and direction, which could affect marsh restoration and aquaculture in Wellfleet Harbor. This research aims to measure sediment fluxes seaward of the Herring River restriction and sediment concentrations landward of the restriction. These measurements will inform management efforts by estimating the sediment budget and sediment availability after possible removal of the tidal restriction.

Tags: cape-cod-national-seashore, herring-river, inlandwaters, massachusetts, oceans, sediment-transport, suspended-material-water, usgs-6227bcced34ee0c6b38b8003, wellfleet
Organization: Department of the Interior
Aeromagnetic and derivative gridded data, and magnetization boundaries of northeastern California

This data release contains gridded aeromagnetic data from a dataset that merges two aeromagnetic surveys of northeastern California.  Data from the Alturas and Burney surveys were gridded and merged to provide a continuous, detailed aeromagnetic dataset of the region.  The merged dataset was then corrected for the inclination of the Earth's magnetic field (reduced to pole or rtp); match-filtering of the merged rtp gridded dataset provides three dipole-equivalent source layers at 0.85 km (shallow), 3.28 km (medium), and 16.4 (deep) km.  Magnetization boundaries were calculated using the maximum horizontal gradient method on the match-filtered gridded data. Lastly, a magnetic field caused by magnetic terrain was calculated to compare with observed magnetic field gridded values.

Tags: aeromagnetic-surveying, alturas, canby, crust-earth, earthquakes, geoscientificinformation, magnetic-anomaly, magnetic-field-earth, magnetometer-measurement, neotectonic-processes, usgs-6227acd4d34ee0c6b38b7fdd
Organization: Department of the Interior
Seismogenic Landslides and other Mass Movements (ver. 3.0, May 2025)

This data release is a compilation of known landslides and other mass movements that generated seismic signals observable on existing seismic networks. The data release includes basic information about each event such as location, volume, area, and runout distances as well as information about seismic detections and the location of seismic data, photos, maps, GIS files, and links to papers, websites, and media reports about the event. Not all record types exist for each event, and the quality of the information varies from event to event.
First posted: April 19, 2022 (available from author)
Revised: May 2025 (version 3.0)

Tags: alaska, arizona, austria, avalanches, british-columbia, california, canada, chile, china, colorado, debris-avalanches, debris-flows, earth-science, earthquake-hazards-program, floods, france, geologic-hazards-science-center, geophysics, georgia, ghsc, greenland, hazards, iceland, india, indonesia, italy, lahars, landslide-hazards-program, landslides, montserrat, new-zealand, northern-mariana-islands, oregon, outburst-flood, pakistan, rockfalls, seismology, switzerland, taiwan, tennessee, tibet, united-states, usgs, usgs-622791bfd34ee0c6b38b7f74, utah, washington, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geomorphic Monitoring Associated with the August, 2020, Pilchuck Dam Removal

The Pilchuck Dam, a low-head dam previously used for water-supply diversion in Snohomish County, Washington was removed from the Pilchuck River in the summer of 2020 after having blocked upstream fish migration for over a century. That removal effort was led by the Tulalip Indian Tribe; the USGS, in collaboration with the tribe, monitored sediment evacuation from the impoundment and downstream channel response over the year after the removal. Monitoring efforts included repeat cross sections, stage monitoring, and time lapse photography. This data release includes these raw data and summarizes their collection and processing.
The data release includes three zip files, containing multiple files associated with each monitoring element; these generally include CSVs of raw data, text files describing collection and processing methods, and metadata files. Time lapse imagery was collected at two locations; all images from a given installation were downscaled from 6000x4000 pixel images to 1500x1000 pixel images and uploaded as a single zip files. 
A map showing the spatial arrangement of the monitoring elements has been included with this data release.

Tags: dam-removal, elevation, environment, geomorphology, geoscientificinformation, granite-falls, pilchuck-dam, pilchuck-river, sediment-transport, usgs-62269e08d34ee0c6b38b7b60
Organization: Department of the Interior
Network Analysis of USGS Streamflow Gages (ver. 2.0, May 2023)

This data release has a workflow, data, and results of an analysis of the coverage, resolution, and representation of variables related to public interests in streamflow information by the USGS streamflow gaging network that was active in water year 2020. The workflow for the analysis is implemented as scripts and functions in the statistical programming language R. The spatial framework for the analysis is based on the enhanced National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) (medium resolution, 1:100,000 scale), 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC12) watersheds from the Watershed Boundary Dataset, and sites where USGS operated a streamflow gage with a daily streamflow record for at least 182 days in Water Year 2020. Values of variables representing streamflow and material loads transported by river,(anthro-)physical controls on streamflow and loads, and administrative designations of rivers and land surface areas are calculated for incremental gaged areas and HUC12s. The geospatial data used in the analysis are publicly available from a variety of sources. Data not available on-line are included in this data release. The results for the USGS streamflow gaging network active in water year 2020 are provided in the compressed file: "USGS_WY20_Results.zip". Results include the values of variables calculated for incremental gaged areas (IGAs), which are drainage areas of each gage downstream of other gages, network metrics, and priority areas to maintain or add gages for each variable. Priority areas indicate where monitoring can maintain or improve network coverage, resolution, or representation of a variable. Priority areas are identified for the United States and major river basins (4-digit hydrologic unit codes) by applying standardized criteria to the cumulative distributions of each variable. The workflow can be run by downloading and uncompresssing file "NetworkAnalysis.zip" and sourcing the script "run_network_analysis.R" in the R application from the working directory "NetworkAnalysis". Details on the workflow are provided in the file "NetworkAnalysis/Workflow/workflow_description.txt". The workflow will automatically download the files "SpatialFrameworkInputs.zip" and "NationalData.zip" from this data release if they are not available in the "NetworkAnalysis" directory.

Tags: field-monitoring-stations, streamflow, usgs-622636e0d34ee0c6b38b7a0c
Organization: Department of the Interior
Enhanced Terrain Imagery of the Sunbury 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle from Lidar-Derived Elevation Models at 3-Meter Resolution

This imagery dataset consists of 3-meter resolution, lidar-derived imagery of the Sunbury 30 x 60 minute quadrangle Pennsylvania. It also covers part of the Delaware River Basin. The source data used to construct this imagery consists of  1-meter and 3-meter resolution Lidar-derived digital elevation models (DEMs). The lidar source data were compiled from different acquisitions published between 2013 and 2018 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS).  The data were processed using geographic information systems (GIS) software. The data are projected in North America Datum (NAD) UTM Zone 18 North. This representation illustrates the terrain as a hillshade with contrast adjusted to highlight local relief according to a topographic position index (TPI) calculation (Weiss, 2001) .

Tags: basin, delaware-river-basin, elevation, geology, geoscientificinformation, imagerybasemapsearthcover, lidar, topography, usgs-62260856d34ee0c6b38b79bf
Organization: Department of the Interior
Enhanced Terrain Imagery of the Reading 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle from Lidar-Derived Elevation Models at 3-Meter Resolution

This imagery dataset consists of 3-meter resolution, lidar-derived imagery of the Reading 30 x 60 minute quadrangle in Pennsylvania and parts New Jersey. It also covers part of the Delaware River Basin. The source data used to construct this imagery consists of  1-meter and 3-meter resolution Lidar-derived digital elevation models (DEMs). The lidar source data were compiled from different acquisitions published between 2013 and 2018 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS).  The data were processed using geographic information systems (GIS) software. The data are projected in North America Datum (NAD) UTM Zone 18 North. This representation illustrates the terrain as a hillshade with contrast adjusted to highlight local relief according to a topographic position index (TPI) calculation.

Tags: elevation, geomorphology, imagerybasemapsearthcover, lidar, topography, usgs-6226080ad34ee0c6b38b79ba
Organization: Department of the Interior
Enhanced Terrain Imagery of the Harrisburg 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle from Lidar-Derived Elevation Models at 3-Meter Resolution

This imagery dataset consists of 3-meter resolution, lidar-derived imagery of the Harrisburg 30 x 60 minute quadrangle in Pennsylvania. It also covers part of the Delaware River Basin. The source data used to construct this imagery consist of  1-meter and 3-meter resolution lidar-derived digital elevation models (DEMs). The lidar source data were compiled from different acquisitions published between 2013 and 2018 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS).  The data were processed using geographic information systems (GIS) software. The data are projected in North America Datum (NAD) UTM Zone 18 North. This representation illustrates the terrain as a hillshade with contrast adjusted to highlight local relief according to a topographic position index (TPI) calculation.

Tags: elevation, geology, imagerybasemapsearthcover, lidar, topography, usgs-62260763d34ee0c6b38b79b3
Organization: Department of the Interior
Zircon U-Pb data for volcanic ash beds in the Barstow Formation, California probe data 2022

Zircon grains separated from altered ash beds were analyzed to better understand the ages of beds. Isotopic analyses for U-Pb geochronology and trace element geochemistry were performed simultaneously by secondary ion mass spectrometry using the Stanford-USGS SHRIMP-RG ion microprobe housed at Stanford University, USA. Analyses followed the analytical protocol and data acquisition conditions described by Watts et al. (2016). These data are reported in this Release.

Tags: barstow-formation, radiometric-dating, tuff, u-pb-age, usgs-621fd395d34ee0c6b38a866c, zircon
Organization: Department of the Interior
Radiometer data from LZ40 in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, 2021

A four-component (incoming and outgoing shortwave and longwave radiation) radiometer (model CNR1) was installed on a monitoring station (LZ40) constructed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) in the approximate center of Lake Okeechobee in Florida, located at 26 degrees 54 minutes 06.254 seconds North, 080 degrees 47 minutes 21.301 seconds West. Specific time-series collected for this data release include the following parameters with units of watts per square meter: (1) incoming shortwave radiation, (2) outgoing shortwave radiation, (3) incoming longwave radiation, and (4) outgoing longwave radiation. Instantaneous readings of each parameter were measured every 5 seconds and averaged over 15-minute intervals by a Campbell Scientific CR1000 data-logger. The data begin on January 1st, 2021 and end on December 13th, 2021 due to battery failure at the station.

Tags: long-wave-radiation, net-radiation, short-wave-radiation, solar-radiation, usgs-621fcedcd34ee0c6b38a8660
Organization: Department of the Interior
FiCli: Fish and Climate Change Database (2021 Update)

Inland fishes provide important ecosystem services to communities worldwide and are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Fish respond to climate change in diverse and nuanced ways which creates challenges for practitioners of fish conservation, climate change adaptation, and management. Although climate change is known to affect fish globally, a comprehensive online, public database of how climate change has impacted inland fishes worldwide and adaptation or management practices that may address these impacts does not exist. We conducted an extensive, systematic primary literature review to identify peer-reviewed journal publications describing projected and documented examples of climate change impacts on inland fishes. From this standardized Fish and Climate Change database, FiCli, researchers and managers can query fish families, species, response types, or geographic locations to obtain summary information on inland fish responses to climate change and recommended management actions. The FiCli provides access to comprehensive published information to inform inland fish Inland fishes provide important ecosystem services to communities worldwide and are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Tags: africa, americas, asia, climate-adaptation, climate-change, database, europe, fish, fisheries-management, inland, middle-east, oceania, usgs-621fc357d34ee0c6b38a8628, utilitiescommunication
Organization: Department of the Interior
Great Lakes tributary pharmaceutical water samples from water year 2018

This data release provides water chemistry results and quality assurance data for samples collected from Great Lakes tributaries in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and New York. In total, 158 chemicals were analyzed which are primarily pharmaceuticals. Between one and four water samples were collected at 37 sampling locations between November 2017 and July 2018 resulting in a total of 87 environmental, 95 field replicate, and 15 field blank samples. Of the 158 chemicals analyzed, 23 chemicals were detected in at least one regular sample. Detections per site ranged from 0 to 12 chemicals at concentrations of 1.56 to 30900 nanograms per liter. Sample collection and analysis was performed by the U.S. Geological Survey and summarized in the associated journal article (https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5403). More detailed method descriptions will be published in the future.

Tags: biota, contamination-and-pollution, indiana, lake-erie, lake-huron, lake-michigan, lake-ontario, lake-superior, michigan, minnesota, new-york, ohio, pharmaceutical-contamination, surface-water-quality, usgs-621fb872d34ee0c6b38a85ce, water-chemistry, wisconsin
Organization: Department of the Interior
Molecular resources for investigating relationships among freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida) with a focus on the genus Alasmidonta

Longstanding taxonomic uncertainties have limited conservation efforts for species currently assigned to the freshwater mussel genus Alasmidonta. Here, we present mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data needed to assess the genus- and species-level taxonomy of Alasmidonta. These molecular data allowed us to test whether cryptic diversity exists within Alasmidonta and whether A. triangulata and A. arcula are distinct species. Details associated with specimens and DNA sequence data are provided here to provide a foundation for future research on Alasmidonta and give conservation agencies greater confidence in the findings of our work.

Tags: biota, conservation-genetics, cryptic-species, dna-sequencing, endangered-species, generic-reclassification, incomplete-lineage-sorting, integrative-taxonomy, phylogenetic-systematics, species-delimitation, species-diversity, systematics-and-taxonomy, usgs-621fa81fd34ee0c6b38a8562
Organization: Department of the Interior
Ecological modeling output for the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual iteration 3 (of 3), 2022

Ecological models facilitate the evaluation and assessment of alternative approaches to restore the Greater Everglades ecosystem. Joint Ecosystem Modeling (JEM) provides ecological models tailored to address specific management issues. The multi-agency REstoration, COordination and VERification (RECOVER) science team uses ecological models (i.e., ecological planning tools) to evaluate the potential effects of projects in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) on natural resources. The planning agencies and bureaus involved in CERP desire to also use these ecological planning tools for the evaluation of alternative water control plans to be performed by the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) Project Delivery Team (PDT). The models of particular interest to the LOSOM PDT are: (1) Marl Prairie Habitat Suitability Index in conjunction with the (2) Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Helper, (3) (native) Apple Snail population model (EverSnail), (4) Snail Kite Nesting Habitat Selection model (KiteNest) (5) Wading bird occupancy model (EverWaders), (6) Small-sized freshwater fish density, and (7) American alligator habitat suitability index (HSI).  The LOSOM PDT evaluates water control plans using an iterative process to ultimately arrive at a final plan that balances flood control, water supply, navigation, recreation, and preservation of fish and wildlife resources. This data release provides ecological model outputs for iteration 3 (of 3). Ecological modeling outputs for LOSOM iteration 1 and 2 (of 3) can be found at the following location: https://doi.org/10.5066/P94GUGIB.

Tags: ecological-modeling, environment, everglades, florida, united-states-of-america, usgs-621fa6bdd34ee0c6b38a8555
Organization: Department of the Interior
Human Factors of Water Availability in the Delaware River Basin

Human factors that influence water availability in the Basin were discovered by reviewing hundreds of published literature items and articles from the literature following an extensive keyword search. The different factors were drawn from reviewing the literature and datasets to support the factor were researched across open data catalogs and the world wide web. Data related to the Human Factors project water availability sectors of agriculture, industrial, muncipal, and those related to ecosystem services, tourism, or other uses can be found here. Reproducible R scripts used to pull data from various sources can be found within the sector itself. Reproducible R scripts used to manage the literature review can be found within its own section.

Tags: datasets, delaware, delaware-river-basin, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, industrial-water-use, inlandwaters, irrigation, new-jersey, new-york, pennsylvania, public-supply-water-sources, usgs-62212214d34ee0c6b38b61ff, utilitiescommunication, water-supply-and-demand, water-use
Organization: Department of the Interior