AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Data validating computation of boundary roughness from QL2 lidar derived digital elevation models for 2D hydraulic modeling applications--Supplemental Table 1

The data described in this metadata record are no longer available. Please see the process steps for more details. Calibration of hydraulic models require careful selection of input parameters to provide the best possible modeling outcome. Currently the selection of hydraulic resistance or 'n' values for these models is a subjective process potentially exposing models to critical review .   A process is needed to objectively estimate n-values so everyone responsible for model calibration arrives at the same answer. Use of standard elevation products can support this effort. This dataset  is presented as supplemental information for a journal article describing the process of using the root mean square average of elevation standard deviation from lidar derived 1 m rasters to objectively estimate the boundary roughness conditions of a watershed bare earth surface as part of the total hydraulic roughness needed for modeling overland flows in forested drainages.

Tags: boundary-roughness, elevation-validation, usgs-585002b2e4b00645734c546c
Organization: Department of the Interior
Data validating computation of boundary roughness from QL2 lidar derived digital elevation models for 2D hydraulic modeling applications--Pyhton Script and Toolbox

Calibration of hydraulic models require careful selection of input parameters to provide the best possible modeling outcome. Currently the selection of hydraulic resistance or 'n' values for these models is a subjective process potentially exposing models to critical review .   A process is needed to objectively estimate n-values so everyone responsible for model calibration arrives at the same answer. Use of standard elevation products can support this effort. This dataset  is presented as supplemental information for a journal article describing the process of using the root mean square average of elevation standard deviation from lidar derived 1 m rasters to objectively estimate the boundary roughness conditions of a watershed bare earth surface as part of the total hydraulic roughness needed for modeling overland flows in forested drainages. A GIS tool has beeen developed to support investigators who need to objectively estimate boundary roughness for their hydraulic modeling applications.

Tags: arcgis-toolbox, python-script, usgs-5850045ae4b00645734c5474
Organization: Department of the Interior
Recent historical and projected (years 2006–99) areas (km2) of managed, flooded habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in Central Valley, California basins for 17 climate, urbanization, and water management scenarios.

Matchett and Fleskes (2018) evaluated availability of wetland and agricultural habitats used by waterbirds overwintering in the Central Valley of California under 17 scenarios of projected climate, urbanization, and water supply management (for more information about scenarios see scenario description and Table 1 in Matchett and Fleskes [2018]). Central Valley waterbird habitats investigated in this research included managed flooded wetlands and croplands and dry cropland habitats.  Flooded cropland habitats are defined as winter-flooded rice, winter-flooded corn, and other winter-flooded cropland (in Tulare basin). Flooded wetlands are defined as summer-irrigated seasonal wetland, seasonal wetland that is not summer irrigated, and semi-permanent wetland (combines semipermanent and permanent wetland types). Dry cropland habitats include unplowed dry corn and unplowed dry rice fields. Two datasets documented herein accompany Matchett and Fleskes (2018), and for each of the 17 scenarios, these datasets summarize available area (km2) of each habitat during August–April (of the following year). The first of these datasets, “Table A1” (also referenced as Table A1 in Matchett and Fleskes [2018]), corresponds with areas of available habitat in Figures 2–4 of Matchett and Fleskes (2018). Table A1 summarizes available area (km2) of each flooded habitat by planning basin and scenario when available habitat area is typically highest during the wintering period.  The second dataset, “Table A2” (also Table A2 in Matchett and Fleskes [2018]), corresponds with areas of available habitat in Figure S1 of Matchett and Fleskes (2018), and summarizes areas of each flooded and dry waterbird habitat by planning basin, scenario, and month during the wintering period.
These data support the following publication: Matchett EL, Fleskes JP. 2018. Waterbird habitat in California’s Central Valley basins under climate, urbanization, and water management scenarios. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. Online early. doi:10.3996/122016-JFWM-095

Tags: basin, birds, central-valley-of-california, climate-change, cropland, habitat-alteration, habitats, urbanization, usgs-585062d3e4b0f24ebfd936d5, water-availability, water-resource-management, water-resources, water-use, waterbirds, wetland-restoration, wetlands
Organization: Department of the Interior
Daily precipitation data for Pico Roncador, Río Tanamá and La Mira stations, Puerto Rico, March 2009 to March 2011

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, completed a study to determine whether a relation exists between the extent of forest cover and the magnitude of base flow at two sets of paired drainage basins in the highlands of the municipalities of Adjuntas and Utuado within the mountainous interior of Puerto Rico. One set of paired basins includes the Río Guaónica and Río Tanamá, both tributaries of the Río Grande de Arecibo. The other set includes two smaller basins in the drainage basin of the Río Coabey, which is a tributary of the Río Tanamá. The paired basins in each set have similar rainfall patterns, geologic substrate, and aspect; the principal difference identified in the study is the extent of forest cover and related land uses such as the cultivation of shade and sun coffee. Data describing the hydrology, hydrogeology, and streamflow were used in the analysis. The principal objective of the study was to compare base flow per unit area among basins having different areal extents of forest cover and land uses such as shade coffee and sun coffee cultivation.

Tags: adjuntas, precipitation, puerto-rico, rio-guaonica, rio-tanama, usgs-585159b5e4b0f99207c4f04b, utuado
Organization: Department of the Interior
Daily mean base flow at Río Guaónica and Río Tanamá, PR for January 01, 2010 to December, 31, 2010

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, completed a study to determine whether a relation exists between the extent of forest cover and the magnitude of base flow at two sets of paired drainage basins in the highlands of the municipalities of Adjuntas and Utuado within the mountainous interior of Puerto Rico. One set of paired basins includes the Río Guaónica and Río Tanamá, both tributaries of the Río Grande de Arecibo. The other set includes two smaller basins in the drainage basin of the Río Coabey, which is a tributary of the Río Tanamá. The paired basins in each set have similar rainfall patterns, geologic substrate, and aspect; the principal difference identified in the study is the extent of forest cover and related land uses such as the cultivation of shade and sun coffee. Data describing the hydrology, hydrogeology, and streamflow were used in the analysis. The principal objective of the study was to compare base flow per unit area among basins having different areal extents of forest cover and land uses such as shade coffee and sun coffee cultivation.

Tags: adjuntas, baseflow, puerto-rico, rio-guaonica, rio-tanama, usgs-58515ac4e4b0f99207c4f058, utuado
Organization: Department of the Interior
Full annual cycle bioenergetics model of migration applied to Galapagos tortoises—Data

Ambient-shade temperature was measured every 4 h with iButton thermochrons (Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Sunnyville, CA, USA) placed at 1m above-ground level for a previous paper (Blake et al., 2012 – DOI 10.1111/1365-2656.12020). The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument (Huete et al. 2002 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00096-2) was used as an index of vegetation quantity. Monthly average NDVI values within the range of each tortoise population were derived based on grid sampling within the convex hull created by upland and lowland relocations of migratory individuals during their sedentary (non-migratory) phases of movement. We linearly interpolated between monthly values to create daily values. The other data (hmat) is a matrix with the time of data corresponding to the temperature data. All data cover the period Feb. 1, 2010 to Jan. 31, 2011 and were originally presented in Blake et al. (2012 – DOI 10.1111/1365-2656.12020), but are required for the model presented here.

Tags: 24-hour-clock, ecuador, espanola-island, galapagos-archipelago, galapagos-islands, highland-temperature, hour-of-day, i-button-temperature-data-logger, i-button-temperature-sensor, lowland-temerature, ndvi, normalized-difference-vegetation-index-values, santa-cruz-island, temperature-measurements, usgs-585165c4e4b0f99207c4f083
Organization: Department of the Interior
Dauphin Island Storms and Sea Level Rise Assessment: XBeach Model Input and Results

Using the numerical model XBeach version 4926 (Roelvink and others, 2009), hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Katrina (2005) were simulated at Dauphin Island, Alabama, under present-day conditions and future sea level rise scenarios as described in Passeri and others, 2018. The XBeach model setup requires the input of a merged topographic and bathymetric digital elevation model (DEM), and inputs of wave spectra (based on significant wave height, peak wave period and wave direction) and water level (tide and surge) time series. Model inputs and outputs in the form of topography and bathymetry are provided in this data release. For further information regarding model input generation and visualization of model output topography and bathymetry, refer to Passeri and others, 2018.

Tags: alabama, barrier-island, bathymetry, coastal, coastal-ecosystems, dauphin-island, digital-elevation-models, elevation, estuaries, estuarine-ecosystems, geomorphology, geoscientificinformation, gulf-of-mexico, hurricane-ivan, hurricane-katrina, marine-geology, marine-sediment-transport, morphologic-change, north-america, ocean-processes, oceans, sea-level-change, sea-level-rise, sediment-transport, spcmsc, st-petersburg-coastal-and-marine-science-center, storm-impact, storm-surge, tides-oceanic, topography, u-s-geological-survey, united-states, usgs, usgs-58517d41-27b3-44ec-9847-e25472061c64
Organization: Department of the Interior
High-resolution digital elevation dataset for Mount Baker and vicinity, Washington, based on lidar surveys of 2015

Snow and ice-covered Mount Baker in northern Washington, is the highest peak in the North Cascades (3,286 meters or 10,781 feet) and the northernmost volcano in the conterminous United States. It is the only U.S. volcano in the Cascade Range that has been affected by both alpine and continental glaciation. The stratovolcano is composed mainly of andesite lava flows and breccias formed prior to the most recent major glaciation (Fraser Glaciation), which occurred between about 25,000 and 10,000 years ago. The most recent major eruption at Mount Baker (6,700 years ago) was accompanied by a major flank-collapse event that caused lahars to rush down the Nooksack River and then eastward into Baker Lake. In 1975-76, Sherman Crater immediately south of the summit, exhibited signs of renewed volcanic activity as a result of magma intruding into the volcano but not erupting. The DEM (digital elevation model) of Mount Baker covers approximately 201 square miles and is the product of high-precision airborne lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) surveys performed between 08/26/15 and 09/27/15 by Quantum Spatial under contract with the USGS. The DEM, represents the ground surface beneath forest cover. This release includes two raster datasets in .tif format, (1) a DEM dataset (mt_baker_dem.zip, 1.40 GB), and (2) a hillshade raster (mt_baker_hillshade.zip, 573 MB).

Tags: bare-earth, bare-earth-hydroflattened, breaklines, cascade-range, dem, digital-elevation-model, elevation-data, hydrology, lidar, light-detection-and-ranging, mount-baker, mt-baker, skagit-county, topography, united-states, usgs-58518b0ee4b0f99207c4f12c, washington, whatcom-county
Organization: Department of the Interior
Digital elevation models (DEMs) of the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013

This part of the data release presents a digital elevation model (DEM) derived from bathymetry and topography data of the Elwha River delta collected in March 2013. Two dams on the Elwha River, Washington State, USA trapped over 20 million m3 of sediment, reducing downstream sediment fluxes and contributing to erosion of the river's coastal delta. The removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams between 2011 and 2014 induced massive increases in river sediment supply and provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine the response of a delta system to changes in sediment supply. The U.S. Geological Survey developed an integrated research program aimed at understanding the ecosystem responses following dam removal that included regular monitoring of coastal and nearshore bathymetry and topography. As part of this monitoring program, the USGS conducted a bathymetric and topographic survey in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Elwha River delta, Washington (USGS Field Activity Number W-01-13-PS). Bathymetry data were collected using two personal watercraft (PWCs), each equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Topography data were collected on foot with GNSS receivers mounted on backpacks. DEM surfaces were produced from all available elevation data using linear interpolation.

Tags: bathymetry, bathymetry-and-elevation, bathymetry-measurement, digital-elevation-models, echo-sounders, elevation, global-positioning-system-gps-observations, gps-global-positioning-system, gps-measurement, single-beam-echo-sounder, topographic-mapping, topography, usgs-58518e9ee4b0f99207c4f13e, water-depth
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nearshore bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013, collected from personal watercraft

This part of the data release presents bathymetry data from the Elwha River delta collected in March 2013 using two personal watercraft (PWCs). The PWCs were equipped with single-beam echosounders and survey-grade global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers.

Tags: bathymetry, bathymetry-and-elevation, bathymetry-measurement, clallum-county, echo-sounders, elevation, elwha-river, global-positioning-system-gps-observations, gps-global-positioning-system, gps-measurement, olympic-peninsula, single-beam-echo-sounder, strait-of-juan-de-fuca, usgs-58518eb3e4b0f99207c4f142, water-depth
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hillshade raster (55-degree azimuth, 20-degree sun angle) derived from lidar data collected after the August 24, 2014 South Napa Earthquake

Hillshade of lidar-derived, bare earth digital elevation model, with 55-degree azimuth and 20-degree sun angle, 0.25m resolution, depicting earthquake effects following the August 24, 2014 South Napa Earthquake.

Tags: california, earthquake-occurrences, faulting-geologic, field-inventory-and-monitoring, field-methods, field-sampling, geoscientificinformation, image-collections, lidar, napa, napa-county, san-francisco-bay, usgs-585ddf46e4b01224f329becf
Organization: Department of the Interior
Surface-sediment grain-size distributions from the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013

This portion of the data release presents sediment grain-size data from samples collected on the Elwha River delta, Washington, in March 2013 (USGS Field Activity W-01-13-PS). Surface sediment was sampled using a small ponar, or 'grab', sampler on March 4, 2013 from the R/V Frontier at a total of 48 locations in water depths between about 1 and 12 m around the delta. An additional 7 sediment samples were collected between March 6 and March 7, 2013 at low tide from intertidal locations on the delta. The locations of grab samples were determined with a hand-held global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The grain-size distributions of samples were determined using standard techniques developed by the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center sediment lab. Grab samples that yielded less than 50 g of sediment were omitted from analysis and are classified as "no sample". The grain-size data are provided in a comma-delimited spreadsheet (.csv).

Tags: clallam-county, elwha-river, global-positioning-system-gps-observations, gps-global-positioning-system, grain-size-analysis, ocean-processes, oceans, olympic-peninsula, sediment, sediment-transport, sedimentation, strait-of-juan-de-fuca, substrate, usgs-58518ec8e4b0f99207c4f145
Organization: Department of the Interior
Topography data from the Elwha River delta, Washington, March 2013

This part of the data release presents topography data from the Elwha River delta collected in March 2013. Topography data were collected on foot with global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers mounted on backpacks.

Tags: bathymetry-and-elevation, clallum-county, elevation, elwha-river, global-positioning-system-gps-observations, gps-global-positioning-system, gps-measurement, olympic-peninsula, strait-of-juan-de-fuca, topography, usgs-58518edee4b0f99207c4f149
Organization: Department of the Interior
Compilation of Studies Assessing Post Wildfire Seeding of Rangelands Worldwide, 1965-2010

Mitigation of ecological damage caused by rangeland wildfires has historically been an issue restricted to the western United States. It has focused on conservation of ecosystem function through reducing soil erosion and spread of invasive plants. Effectiveness of mitigation treatments has been debated recently. We searched for literature on postfire seeding of rangelands worldwide. Literature databases searched included SCOPUS, Dissertation Abstracts, Forest Science, Tree search, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and science.gov.  Search terms within publications included fire or wildfire in combination with seeding, rehabilitation, restoration, revegetation, stabilization, chaining, disking, drilling, invasives, weeds, cheatgrass, medusahead, sagebrush, rangeland, or grassland.  The initial pool of potentially relevant articles numbered 1,519.  Abstracts of all papers were reviewed. This pool included many papers not directly relevant to our review, including different ecosystems and different issues associated with wildfire (e.g. air pollution or property damage). On the basis of titles and abstracts, 126 potentially relevant papers were reviewed by at least two investigators. Upon further evaluation, some papers either did not pertain to our focal ecosystems or did not address aspects of soil erosion or invasive species.  Effectiveness of postfire seedings was examined in 8 erosion and 19 invasive species cases. This data set provides these citations and the evaluations of the two observers.

Tags: chaining, cheatgrass, disking, drilling, fire, grassland, invasives, literature-review, medusahead, meta-analysis, non-native, rangeland, rehabilitation, restoration, revegetation, sagebrush, seeding, soil-erosion, stabilization, usgs-5851986de4b0f99207c4f192, weeds, wildfire
Organization: Department of the Interior
County-Level Estimates of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Commercial Fertilizer for the Conterminous United States, 1987-2012

This data set contains county-level estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer, for both farm and nonfarm uses, for the conterminous United States, for 1987 through 2012. State-level farm and nonfarm nitrogen and phosphorus were derived from the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) commercial fertilizer sales data. State estimates were then allocated to the county-level using fertilizer expenditure from the Census of Agriculture as county weights for farm fertilizer, and effective population density as county weights for nonfarm fertilizer. Data computations for 2007 - 2012 estimates are results of methods applied directly from Gronberg and Spahr, 2012. Data for 1987 - 2006 are exactly those published in Gronberg and Spahr, 2012.

Tags: agricultural, farm, fertilizer, inlandwaters, nitrogen, nonfarm, nutrient, phosphorus, usgs-5851b2d1e4b0f99207c4f238, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Mean groundwater withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system by county, 1995–2010

Values represent mean groundwater withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system for the period 1995–2010 in the southeastern United States. Mean withdrawals were computed by multiplying the gross groundwater withdrawals for each county by a coefficient representing the proportion of total groundwater withdrawals coming from each aquifer. Coefficients for each county and water-use category were back-calculated from data published in Marella and Berndt, 2005, Water withdrawals and trends from the Floridan aquifer system in the southeastern United States, 1950–2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1278, 20 p. and also from unpublished data from the U.S. Geological Survey South Atlantic Water Science Center (Georgia District).

Tags: alabama, florida, floridan-aquifer-system, georgia, groundwater, south-carolina, usgs-585d48cce4b01224f329bd88, water-use
Organization: Department of the Interior
2014 Land Cover Land Use Horseshoe Bend

This collection of conservation areas consists of the floodplain of the combined streams of the Iowa River and the Cedar River. The study area begins just southeast of Wapello, IA, and continues southeast until the Horseshoe Bend Division, Port Louisa NWR. The area is currently managed to maintain meadow or grassland habitat which requires intensive management due to vegetative succession. In addition, this floodplain area contains a high proportion of managed lands and private lands in the Wetland Reserve Program and is a high priority area for cooperative conservation actions. This project provides a late-summer baseline vegetation inventory to assess future management actions in an adaptive process. Changes in levees, in addition to increased water flows and flood events due to climate change and land use practices, make restoration of floodplain processes more complex. Predictive models could help determine more efficient and effective restoration and management techniques. Successful GIS tools developed for this project would be applicable to other floodplain refuges and conservation areas.

Tags: aerial-imagery, cedar-river, color-infrared-imagery, floodplain-mapping, floodplains, horseshoe-bend-division, iowa, iowa-river, land-cover, lcu, louisa-county, mississippi-river-floodplain, port-louisa-national-wildlife-refuge, united-states, us-fish-and-wildlife-service-region-3, usgs-5851c735e4b0e2663625eb48, vegetation, vegetation-mapping, wetlands-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior