AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Rondout Neversink study area hydrogeologic framework layers

Digital hydrogeologic datasets were developed for the Rondout-Neversink study area in upstate New York in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. These datasets define the hydrogeologic framework of the valley-fill aquifer and surrounding till-covered uplands within the study area. Datasets include: bedrock elevation raster, lacustrine silt and clay top and bottom elevation rasters, LIDAR minimum elevation raster, lacustrine extent polygon, valley-fill extent polygon, and surficial geology polygons. Elevation layers were interpolated at 125-foot discretization to match the model grid cell size.

Tags: aquifer-mapping, bedrock-mapping, glacial-geology, hydrogeologic-framework, lacustrine-silt-and-clay, new-york, orange-county, rondout-neversink, sourcewater, sullivan-county, ulster-county, usgs-5fbd699dd34e4b9faad7e25c, valley-fill
Organization: Department of the Interior
Greene study area georeferenced TIFFs and digitized data

This dataset includes georeferenced TIFF files from two separate reports for the Greene study area, where appropriate data have been digitized into feature classes within ArcGIS. Not all digitized and georeferenced data was necessarily used in the final interpolations, however they may have contributed to understanding the local hydrogeology

Tags: aquifer-mapping, bedrock-mapping, chenango-county, glacial-geology, greene, new-york, sourcewater, usgs-5fbd693bd34e4b9faad7e255, valley-fill
Organization: Department of the Interior
Interpolated Hydrogeologic Framework and Digitized Datasets for Upstate New York Study Areas

Digital hydrogeologic datasets were developed for the Greene study area in upstate New York in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. These datasets define the hydrogeologic framework of the valley-fill aquifer and surrounding till-covered uplands within the study area. Datasets include: bedrock elevation raster, lacustrine silt and clay top and bottom elevation rasters, LIDAR minimum elevation raster, lacustrine extent polygon, valley-fill extent polygon, and surficial geology polygons. Elevation layers were interpolated at 125-foot discretization to match the model grid cell size.

Tags: aquifer-mapping, bedrock-mapping, chenango-county, glacial-geology, greene, hydrogeologic-framework, lacustrine-silt-and-clay, new-york, sourcewater, usgs-5fbd692ad34e4b9faad7e252, valley-fill
Organization: Department of the Interior
Source Data for GIS-based Identification of Areas that have Resource Potential for Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn Deposits in Alaska

Compressed file sedPbZn_SourceData_gdb.zip contains the GIS 
datasets and Python scripts used to calculate the estimated 
potential and certainty that sediment-hosted Pb-Zn (lead-zinc) 
deposits might be present in an area in Alaska. The statewide 
datasets include: Alaska Geochemical Database (AGDB3), Alaska 
Resource Data File (ARDF), lithology layers created from Alaska 
Geologic Map (SIM3340), and 12-digit HUCs, subwatersheds from the 
National Watershed Boundary dataset. FGDC metadata for all datasets 
are included. In addition, files are included for the user to 
modify the parameters of the analysis. These include two Python 
scripts, 1) used to score ARDF sites for sediment-hosted Pb-Zn 
potential, and 2) to evaluate each 12-digit HUC for sediment-hosted 
Pb-Zn potential and certainty based on queries on AGDB3, ARDF, and 
lithology. An mxd file and cartography layers are included for 
viewing the data selections in ArcGIS. Other supporting documents 
are included.
Compressed file sedPbZn_SourceData_shape.zip contains shapefiles 
versions of all the geodatabase feature classes which are derivatives 
of published datasets ARDF and SIM3340, and CSV files of the ARDF 
keyword files. Other supporting documents included are: FGDC metadata 
for each data source, a pdf showing the query parameters for the analysis, 
and a README file.

Tags: data-analysis-and-visualization, earth-science, geographic-information-systems, geology, geoscientificinformation, lead-zinc-deposits, scientific-interpretation, usgs-5fbc6141d34eb413d5e26d63
Organization: Department of the Interior
An updated X-ray diffractogram library of geologic materials

The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern library presented here is intended for qualitative or quantitative mineralogical analysis of geologic materials.  The original collection of 169 reference diffractograms was released by Eberl (2003) as a part of RockJock, a USGS program for quantitative analysis of mineralogy, which included patterns of many of the major rock-forming minerals needed to analyze a wide variety of rocks, sediments, soils, and other geologic materials.  The library was generated from mineral samples collected from the environment or synthesized in the laboratory.  In the case of geologic samples, every effort was made to collect as pure a mineral specimen as possible.  The purpose of this data release is to update the patterns in the mineral library and to provide details of a modified sample preparation procedure.  Modifications to the original method include using a corundum spike for reference intensity ratio (RIR) determination, and adding an additional mixing step to reduce preferred orientation in a powder XRD mount.  Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and XRD data are also included from a synthetic mineral mixture prepared for powder X-ray diffraction analysis both with and without the additional mixing step.  In addition, several new patterns have been added to the original mineral library, including several synthetic and natural poorly crystalline materials (iron and aluminum minerals, basaltic glass, and organic materials). 
REFERENCES
Eberl, D.D., 2003, User guide to RockJock - A program for determining quantitative mineralogy from X-ray diffraction data: USGS Open-File Report 2003-78, 47 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr200378.

Tags: geology, geology-geophysics-and-geochemistry-science-center, geoscientificinformation, gggsc, mineral-resources, mineral-resources-program, mineralogy, mrp, usgs-5fbc5aa6d34eb413d5e26d42, x-ray-diffraction
Organization: Department of the Interior
Least tern movements and foraging behavior on the Platte River, Nebraska, 2009-2010

This data set is part of a data release as a companion to a manuscript titled "Foraging movements and colony attendance of least terns (Sternula antillarum) on the central Platte River".  This data release includes three tabular digital data file representing movement patterns, behaviors, and foraging success of least terns that nested on sandpits near the Platte River during 2009 and 2010.  Movement, behavior, and foraging data were collected at the sandpits where birds nested as well as on riverine sites.

Tags: animal-behavior, biota, birds, endangered-species, foraging-behavior, nebraska, nests, platte-river, population-and-community-ecology, river-systems, telemetry, usgs-5fcced49d34e30b91238e923, wildlife-population-management
Organization: Department of the Interior
Vertical profiles of water-quality data from two sites in Milford Lake, Kansas, August 24-25, 2017

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release provides vertical profiles of water-quality data collected from two sites in Milford Lake, Kansas, August 24-25, 2017. Data are rounded to USGS significant figures. A multiparameter water-quality sonde was used to measure water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, chlorophyll fluorescence, phycocyanin fluorescence, and dissolved organic matter fluorescence. Photosynthetically active radiation was measured using a spherical underwater quantum sensor during each sample collection with daylight present. Vertical profiles were collected approximately 75 minutes apart and alternated between the two sites. This data release was produced in compliance with the federal open-data requirements as a way to make scientific products associated with USGS research efforts and publications available to the public. The dataset includes all vertical profile data collected at two USGS sample locations in Milford Lake.

Tags: chlorophyll, dissolved-oxygen, flourescent-dissolved-organic-matter, freshwater, harmful-algal-bloom, kansas, lake, milford-lake, milford-lake-ks-site-61, milford-lake-near-wakefield-ks, monitor, ph, photosynthetically-active-radiation, phycocyanin, sensor, spatial-data-collection, specific-conductance, turbidity, united-states, usgs-5fbc1fcfd34eb413d5e257c1, usgs-station-id-391135096572700, usgs-station-id-391259097001800, vertical-profile, water-temperature
Organization: Department of the Interior
Selected borehole geophysical logs from three contaminated sites in California, Wisconsin, and New Jersey

Borehole geophysical logs were collected to characterize bedrock aquifers at three contamination sites located in California, Wisconsin, and New Jersey. The data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Guelph from 2014 to 2015 as part of the U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) initiatives to apply geophysical methods at fractured-rock sites contaminated with chlorinated solvents.  Logs were collected in open boreholes completed in fractured rock. Each borehole was logged with natural gamma, electromagnetic induction, normal resistivity, single-point resistance, spontaneous potential, induced polarization, magnetic susceptibility, acoustic imaging, and nuclear magnetic resonance methods. In addition, total volatile organic compound (TVOC) samples were extracted from solid core and collected at discrete locations that averaged every 0.5 to 1.0 foot along depth of the borehole. The borehole geophysical data are summarized for each of the sites. These data were used in a machine learning exercise that explored the relations between borehole log measurements and contaminant distribution.

Tags: aquifer, bedrock, borehole-logging, california, electrical-resistivity-logging, environment, gamma-ray-logging, geophysics, geoscientificinformation, new-jersey, usgs-5fbbf574d34eb413d5e2553a, wisconsin
Organization: Department of the Interior
Environmental (hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur) stable isotope data from the Elizabeth copper mine Superfund site, Vermont, USA

Stable hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), and sulfur (S) isotope data were collected from the Elizabeth copper mine Superfund site, South Strafford, Vermont. Sample media include surface water (H and O), groundwater (H and O), dissolved sulfate (O and S), and sulfide minerals in bulk mill tailings samples. Where available, supporting data for water samples include discharge, pH, specific conductance, and dissolved sulfate concentration. The water samples span a time period from August 1998 to October 2009.

Tags: hydrogen-isotope-analysis, mine-drainage, oxygen-isotope-analysis, sulfur-isotope-analysis, usgs-5fbbd6b1d34eb413d5e234f9
Organization: Department of the Interior
Repeat microgravity data from Mesilla Valley, New Mexico, 2016-2018, tabular format

This dataset represents the network-adjusted results of relative- and absolute-gravity surveys. Relative-gravity surveys were carried out using a Zero Length Spring, Inc. relative-gravity meter. The effect of solid Earth tides and ocean loading were removed from the data. Instrument drift was removed by evaluating gravity change during repeated measurements at one or more base stations. Absolute-gravity surveys were carried out using a Micro-g LaCoste, Inc. A-10 absolute-gravity meter. Vertical gradients between the different measuring heights of the absolute- and relative-gravity meters were measured using a relative-gravity meter and tripod, and used to correlate the measurements between the two instruments. Relative-gravity differences and absolute-gravity data were combined using a least-squares network adjustment, as implemented in the software Gravnet (Hwang, C., Wang, C., Lee, L., 2002. Adjustment of relative gravity measurements using weighted and datum-free constraints. Comput. Geosci. 28, 1005–1015). Additional information about the network adjustment is provided under Data Quality. Data pre- and post-processing were carried out using GSadjust (https://code.usgs.gov/sgp/gsadjust).

Tags: gravimeter-measurement, hydrogeophysics, mesilla, new-mexico, repeat-microgravity, southwest-gravity-program, time-series-datasets, usgs-5fb867a8d34eb413d5e14dae
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nearshore Current Observations Made Near South Padre Island, Texas, August 2018–February 2019 (ver. 1.1, November 2020)

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of South Padre Island, Texas, deployed an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) to measure surface wave, pressure, and current-velocity data approximated 1-mile (1.61-kilometers) offshore from South Padre Island, Texas during August 2018–February 2019.  The data were collected by using a trawl-resistant Teledyne Oceanscience Barnacle53 mounted uplooking ADCP deployed on the seabed. This part of the data release contains the data pertaining to current velocities. Raw observations were collected at 1-minute intervals but are reported as the average values for to 10-minute intervals. All times are represented in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The measurements can be used to explore the oceanographic and sediment-transport processes associated with near-shore and beach erosion and deposition patterns.

Tags: cameron, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, currents, geoscientificinformation, marine-geophysics, navigational-data, oceanographic-observations, oceans, port-isabel, pressure, south-laguna-madre, south-padre-island, temperature, usgs-5fb7eedcd34eb413d5e148aa, waves
Organization: Department of the Interior
Results of Peak-flow Frequency Analyses for Selected Streamgages in Carbon County, Montana, Based on Data through Water Year 2018

The USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center (WY–MT WSC) completed a report (Sando and McCarthy, 2018) documenting methods for peak-flow frequency analysis following implementation of the Bulletin 17C guidelines. The methods are used to provide estimates of peak-flow quantiles for 50-, 42.9-, 20-, 10-, 4-, 2-, 1-, 0.5-, and 0.2-percent annual exceedance probabilities (AEPs) for selected streamgages operated by the WY–MT WSC. This data release presents peak-flow frequency analyses for selected streamgages in Carbon County, Montana, that were based on methods described by Sando and McCarthy (2018).

Tags: annual-exceedance-probability, carbon, computational-methods, floods, hazard-preparedness, hazards, hydrologic-processes, hydrology, inlandwaters, land, montana, north-america, peak-flow-frequency, statistical-analysis, stream-gage-measurement, streamflow, time-series-analysis, united-states, usgs-5fcab20dd34e30b9123894d2, usgs-cc-natural-hazards, watershed-management
Organization: Department of the Interior
Dam impact/disturbance metrics for the conterminous United States, 1800 to 2018

This metadata record describes two metrics that quantitatively measure the impact of reservoir storage on every flowline in the NHDPlus version 2 data suite (NHDPlusV2) for the conterminous United States. These metrics are computed for every 10 years from 1800 - 2015. The first metric (DamIndex_EROM.zip) estimates reservoir storage intensity in units of days based on  reservoir storage in a contributing area normalized by the mean annual streamflow. This metric indicates the duration of storage impact upstream from each stream segment relative to the typical flow condition. In addition, this metric provides an assessment of the potential influence of a dam on average and low flows because the metric estimates the number of days of flow that can be sustained by contributing area storage alone, without additional water or groundwater input. The second metric (DamIndex_PMC.zip) represents the degree of regulation of a river reach based on upstream reservoir storage relative to the 30-year average annual precipitation, as well as the upstream dam and watershed areas. This second metric provides an estimate of the capacity of the contributing area to store precipitation and is oriented to understanding how peak flows may be affected by dams throughout the flow network; this metric is dimensionless. Reservoir storage, construction date and location data were obtained from the US Army Corps of Engineers' National Inventory of Dams (NID, 2018). Also, the dataset in this data release includes dam locations addressed to NHDPlusv2 (Final_NID_2018.zip). These calculations are based on the maximum NID storage , which indicates the maximum amount of water that can be stored behind each dam and therefore may overestimate the true reservoir storage impacts.

Tags: dams, inlandwaters, national-inventory-of-dams, reservoir-impact, reservoir-storage, usgs-5fb7e483d34eb413d5e14873
Organization: Department of the Interior
Satellite video and individual image frames from the Tanana River, Alaska, July 14, 2020, for Particle Image Velocimetry

This data release consists of a video and individual image frames extracted from the original high frame rate video and used to derive remotely sensed estimates of surface flow velocity via particle image velocimetry (PIV).  These data were acquired from the Tanana River near Nenana, Alaska, on July 14, 2020.  The video was obtained from a satellite operated by Planet Labs as part of the SkySat constellation.  The original video was recorded at 30 frames per second and is provided in a compressed, lower-resolution .mp4 format video file for viewing.  In addition, Planet Labs provided the individual frames comprising the video as full resolution TIFF images.  This data release consists of individual frames extracted at a reduced frame rate of 1 frame per second (1 Hz). The original images were not geo-referenced and had to be stabilized to account for motion of the satellite platform during acquisition.  Image stabilization was performed using the TrakEM2 plugin to the ImageJ software package.  The stabilized image sequence was then geo-referenced in the Global Mapper software package using tie points selected from an orthophoto of the Tanana River study area available from a related data release.  A spatial transformation based on these tie points and control points was derived in MATLAB and then applied to the images to project them into the UTM Zone 6N, NAD83 coordinate system.  The resulting geo-referenced images had a spatial resolution (pixel size) of 0.925 m and effectively stabilized the image sequence prior to PIV analysis.  The grayscale images were saved as TIF files with corresponding world files (*.tfw) that contain the spatial referencing information for each image.  The sequence consists of 17 individual images representing 17 seconds of data collection.  The entire sequence of TIF images and world files is contained within a zip archive.

Tags: alaska, image-sequence, nenana, particle-image-velocimetry-piv, remote-sensing, river, satellite, surface-flow-velocity, tanana-river, usa, usgs-5fb7cff1d34eb413d5e14821, video
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geo-referenced orthophotos of the Tanana River, Alaska, acquired July 24, 2019

This data release consists of an orthophoto of the Tanana River in Alaska acquired on July 24, 2019. The orthophoto was produced from images obtained using a Hasselblad A6D-100C 100 megapixel digital mapping camera deployed within a pod mounted on the landing gear of a Robinson R44 helicopter.  Images were acquired as the helicopter transited a series of flight lines designed to provide complete coverage, with ample overlap, of the study area along the Tanana River. Also within the pod was an ATLANS GPS/Inertial Motion Unit (IMU) that recorded the position and orientation of the platform during the flight.  This information was used to geo-reference the images by performing aerial triangulation and bundle adjustment within the TerraSolid software suite, which was also used to produce a LiDAR DEM that was incorporated into the orthophoto production process.  The resulting orthorectified image had a spatial resolution (pixel size) of 0.1 m.  The image is saved as a GeoTIFF file with an embedded header that contains the spatial referencing information for the image; the projected coordinate system is UTM Zone 6N, NAD83.  The main purpose of this orthophoto was to serve as a base for geo-referencing the video described in a related data release accessible from the parent landing page cited above.

Tags: alaska, geo-referenced, image, nenana, orthophotography, remote-sensing, river, tanana-river, usa, usgs-5fb7b60dd34eb413d5e14811
Organization: Department of the Interior
Field measurements of flow velocity from the Tanana River, Alaska, July 24, 2019

Field measurements of flow velocity were acquired from a reach of the Tanana River near Nenana, Alaska, July 24, 2019, to support research on estimating surface flow velocities from remotely sensed data via particle image velocimetry (PIV).  The velocity measurements included in this data release were obtained using a TRDI RiverRay acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) deployed from a boat with an outboard motor.  This data release provides depth-averaged flow velocities derived from the raw ADCP data using the TRDI WinRiver II processing software.  The spatial location of each velocity measurement was obtained using a differential GPS included as part of the RiverRay instrument package.  The map projection and datum for these data are UTM Zone 6 N and NAD 83, respectively.  This data release consists of a single comma-delimited (*.csv) text file with four columns: X (m), Y (m), U (m/s), and V (m/s).  The first two columns are the easting and northing spatial coordinates, respectively, and the third and fourth columns contain the x and y (east and north) components of the depth-averaged velocity vectors, respectively.  The units of the coordinates are meters and the units of the depth-averaged velocities are meters per second.  This field-based data set was used to assess the accuracy of remotely sensed estimates of surface flow velocity derived from satellite video via PIV.

Tags: acoustic-doppler-current-profiler-adcp, ak, alaska, flow-velocity, nenana, particle-image-velocimetry-piv, remote-sensing, river, tanana-river, usa, usgs-5fb7a86cd34eb413d5e147f8
Organization: Department of the Interior
Cheatgrass probability of occurrence in the Wyoming Basins Ecoregional Assessment area

Probability map of Cheatgrass occurrence in relation to vegetation, abiotic and anthropogenic features.

Tags: biota, bromus-tectorum, cheatgrass, colorado, environment, idaho, montana, probability-of-occurrence, united-states, usgs-5fb704d8d34eb413d5e143a1, utah, vegetation, western-basins-ecological-assessment, wyoming
Organization: Department of the Interior
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Data Collected from Kansas City Metro Area Streams, 2011-2013

The data represent counts and presence of stream-dwelling aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in nine watersheds within the non-connected stormwater region in Kansas City, Missouri.  Samples were collected from 3 stream habitats (coarse substrate in cobble riffles, depositional non-flow habitat in pools, and rootmats along shoreline areas). Macroinvertebrate organisms were enumerated and identified to the lowest practical taxonomic unit.

Tags: aquatic-macroinvertebrates, bioassessment, biota, clay-county, jackson-county, kansas-city, macroinvertebrates, missouri, platte-county, runoff, usgs-5fb6ab51d34eb413d5e140f5
Organization: Department of the Interior