AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Site 02 Missouri River Bathymetry and Velocimetry Data at Dual Bridge Structure A3665 on U.S. Highway 36 at St. Joseph, Missouri, July 2011 through July 2018

These data are high-resolution bathymetry (riverbed elevation) and depth-averaged velocities in ASCII format, generated from hydrographic and velocimetric surveys of the Missouri River near dual bridge structure A3665 on U.S. Highway 36 at St. Joseph, Missouri, in 2011, 2014, and 2018.  Hydrographic data were collected using a high-resolution multibeam echosounder mapping system (MBMS), which consists of a multibeam echosounder (MBES) and an inertial navigation system (INS) mounted on a marine survey vessel.  Data were collected as the vessel traversed the river along planned survey lines distributed throughout the reach.  Data collection software integrated and stored the depth data from the MBES and the horizontal and vertical position and attitude data of the vessel from the INS in real time.  Data processing required computer software to extract bathymetry data from the raw data files and to summarize and map the information.  Velocity data were collected using an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) mounted on a survey vessel equipped with a differential global positioning system (DGPS).  Data were collected as the vessel traversed the river along planned transect lines distributed throughout the reach. Velocity data were processed using the Velocity Mapping Toolbox (Parsons and others, 2013), and smoothed using neighboring nodes.

Tags: ascii, bathymetry, elevation, geology, geoscientificinformation, imagerybasemapsearthcover, inland-waters, inlandwaters, kansas, ks, location, missouri, missouri-river, mo, multibeam, oceans, saint-joseph, structure, u-s-geological-survey, usa, usgs, usgs-5d447a0fe4b01d82ce8dbc49, water-depth, xyz
Organization: Department of the Interior
Biophysical assessment for indemnity selection of federal lands in Colorado: Indemnity Unit locations

The “Biophysical assessment for indemnity selection of federal lands in Colorado: Indemnity Unit locations” dataset delineates the spatial locations of 89 Indemnity Units, comprising 339 parcels of federal lands. These lands, currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are under consideration for transfer of ownership to the State of Colorado in compensation for federal lands not available for transfer at the time of statehood. The Indemnity Units total 23,130 acres of surface and mineral estate and 6,150 acres of mineral estate only. The specific land parcels to be transferred to the State will be finalized after an environmental analysis is completed, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The additional geospatial dataset (“Soil salinity using electrical conductance”) and comma-separated values text files (“Land cover types,” “Terrestrial development,” and “Potential species of management concern”) can be joined with the Indemnity Unit locations (via the IU_Code) or used independently.

Tags: boundaries, cadastral-areas, usgs-5adfb72ee4b0e2c2dd2d1645
Organization: Department of the Interior
Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 25 satellite transmitters attached to Surf Scoters on their winter ranges in southeast Alaska and Baja California, Mexico, 2005-2008. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The fifth file, "deploymentAttributes", contains one record for each transmitter deployment in a CSV formatted table. The deployment attributes file contains information such as when the transmitter was attached to the animal, when tracking of a live animal ended, and a variety of variables describing the animal and transmitter. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release.

Tags: alaska, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, auke-bay, bahia-san-quintin, baja-california, biota, birds, breeding-area, breeding-sites, distribution, ducks-geese-swans, ecological-dynamics, environment, field-methods, field-sampling, gastineau-channel, juneau, melanitta-perspicillata, mexico, migration, migration-organisms, migration-pathway, migratory-birds, migratory-strategies, ornithology, outer-point, overwintering, pacific-americas-flyway, platform-transmitter-terminal, point-louisa, ptt, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, species-life-history, species-migration, surf-scoter, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-asc260, wildlife, wintering-area
Organization: Department of the Interior
Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Black Scoters on their breeding and winter ranges in western Alaska, 2003-2007. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check. Each record also includes a 'Tracking_Status' variable that denotes whether the location was collected from a live animal, a dead animal, or shed transmitter, 2) the "decodedSensor" table contains decoded sensor data such as a transmitter's temperature, battery voltage, and motion (activity), and 3) the "deploymentAttributes" table contains one record for each transmitter deployment in a CSV formatted table. The deployment attributes file contains information such as when the transmitter was attached to the animal, when tracking of a live animal ended, and a variety of variables describing the animal and transmitter. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release.

Tags: alaska, american-scoter, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, aropuk-lake, biota, birds, black-scoter, breeding-area, breeding-sites, distribution, ducks-geese-swans, dutch-harbor, ecological-dynamics, environment, field-methods, field-sampling, melanitta-americana, migration, migration-organisms, migration-pathway, migratory-birds, migratory-strategies, nelson-lagoon, ornithology, overwintering, pacific-americas-flyway, platform-transmitter-terminal, ptt, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, species-life-history, species-migration, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-asc261, wildlife, wintering-area, yukon-delta, yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge, yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
Organization: Department of the Interior
Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Black Scoters (Melanitta americana) - Raw Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. This data release contains all data collected by the Argos System from 53 satellite transmitters attached to Black Scoters on their breeding and winter ranges in western Alaska, 2003-2007. Five data files are included in the "Argos Raw Data" (Child Item 2) of this data release. Two data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DIAG (Diagnostic) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular Comma Separate Value (CSV) format. Two other data files (with identical content) contain the raw Argos DS (Dispose) data, one in the legacy verbose ASCII format and one in a tabular CSV format. The fifth file, "deploymentAttributes", contains one record for each transmitter deployment in a CSV formatted table. The deployment attributes file contains information such as when the transmitter was attached to the animal, when tracking of a live animal ended, and a variety of variables describing the animal and transmitter. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) of this data release.

Tags: alaska, american-scoter, animal-tracking, animals-vertebrates, argos, aropuk-lake, biota, birds, black-scoter, breeding-area, breeding-sites, distribution, ducks-geese-swans, dutch-harbor, ecological-dynamics, environment, field-methods, field-sampling, melanitta-americana, migration, migration-organisms, migration-pathway, migratory-birds, migratory-strategies, nelson-lagoon, ornithology, overwintering, pacific-americas-flyway, platform-transmitter-terminal, ptt, satellite-transmitter, seasonal-distribution, seasonal-movement, species-life-history, species-migration, telemetry, tracking-equipment, usgs-asc262, wildlife, wintering-area, yukon-delta, yukon-delta-national-wildlife-refuge, yukon-kuskokwim-river-delta
Organization: Department of the Interior
Sea Otter Mortality Age Data from Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2006-2017

These data are part of the Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) long term monitoring program, nearshore monitoring component. The dataset is a comma separated file exported from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The data consist of information related to collection of sea otter carcasses. Collectors walked selected shorelines searching for signs of carcasses. Date, location, carcass condition, parts collected, and notes are all recorded. Specimens collected include: complete carcasses, whole skulls, bacula,  mandible, teeth, whiskers, tissue. Selected shorelines are in Alaska and include locations in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Prince William Sound. The time interval includes 2006-2017.

Tags: age-composition, alaska, animal-morphology, animals-vertebrates, biota, carnivores, coastal-ecosystems, enhydra-lutris-kenyoni, environment, gulf-of-alaska, katmai-national-park-and-preserve, kenai-fjords-national-park, mammals, marine-ecosystems, marine-mammals, northern-sea-otters, otters, prince-william-sound, tooth-cementum-layer-ages, usgs-asc263, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior
Salt Marsh Turbidity at Mockhorn Island, VA; Plum Island, MA; York River, VA; and Altamaha River, GA

We measured turbidity along transects from channel to marsh interior for 4 sites along the east coast of the United States at: Mockhorn Island, on the Eastern Shore of VA, USA; Plum Island in MA, USA; Goodwin Islands on the York River, VA USA; and the Altamaha River estuary, in GA, USA.

Tags: environment, suspended-material-water, turbidity, usgs-6196be81d34eb622f691acbc, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
Physical, Hydraulic, and Thermal Properties of Soils in the Noatak River Basin, Alaska, 2016

This dataset includes physical, hydraulic, and thermal properties of soils collected in two sub-watersheds in the Noatak River Basin in northwestern Alaska. Physical properties include dry bulk density and porosity. Hydraulic properties include field- and lab-based hydraulic conductivity, soil-water retention data, and parameters used in a common soil-water retention model (van Genuchten model). Thermal properties include thermal conductivity, resistivity, diffusivity, and specific heat capacity.

Tags: agashashok-river, alaska, cutler-river, geoscientificinformation, hydrology, noatak-river, permafrost, soil-infiltration, soil-texture, soils, usgs-asc264
Organization: Department of the Interior
Prediction grids of pH for the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial and Claiborne Aquifers

Groundwater is a vital resource to the Mississippi embayment region of the central United States. Regional and integrated assessments of water availability that link physical flow models and water quality in principal aquifer systems provide context for the long-term availability of these water resources. An innovative approach using machine learning was employed to predict groundwater pH across drinking water aquifers of the Mississippi embayment. The region includes two principal regional aquifer systems; the Mississippi River Valley alluvial (MRVA) aquifer and the Mississippi embayment aquifer system that includes several regional aquifers and confining units. Based on the distribution of groundwater use for drinking water, the modeling effort was focused on the MRVA, Middle Claiborne aquifer (MCAQ), and Lower Claiborne aquifer (LCAQ)of the Mississippi embayment aquifer system. Boosted regression tree (BRT) models (Elith and others, 2008; Kuhn and Johnson, 2013) were used to predict pH to 1-km raster grid cells of the National Hydrologic Grid (Clark and others, 2018). Predictions were made for 7 aquifer layers (1 MRVA, 4 MCAQ, 2 LCAQ) following the hydrogeologic framework used in a regional groundwater flow model (Hart and others, 2008). Explanatory variables for the BRT models included attributes associated with well position and construction, surficial variables, and variables extracted from a MODFLOW groundwater flow model for the MISE (Haugh and others, 2020a,b). For a full description of modeling workflow see Knierim and others (2020).

Tags: alabama, aquifer, arkansas, boosted-regression-tree, groundwater, groundwater-quality, kentucky, louisiana, machine-learning, mathematical-modeling, mississippi, tennessee, usgs-5d77ee28e4b0c4f70d020b78
Organization: Department of the Interior
Detection of Seagrass Pathogens Using Environmental DNA (eDNA), North Pacific, 2016-present

This data set is comprised of one table with sampling information and NCBI BioProject accession numbers for sequence information of this amplicon-based study targeting Labyrinthula, Phytophthora, and Halophytophthora of known pathogenic and non-pathogenic [to eelgrass (Zostera marina)] strains from eDNA samples. eDNA samples included water, sediment, and eelgrass from Notsuke Wan (Cove) Japan, Safety Sound, Izembek Lagoon, Port Moller, Chignik Lagoon, and Frederick Sound, Alaska and cloacal swabs from waterfowl hunted near Cold Bay Alaska. Replicate samples and multiple sampling dates of the same location were included. Highly conserved primers which could differentiate species of interest were developed for four portions of mtDNA genes (5.8S, 18S, ITS, and COI). The reference list and conserved primer sets to identify species present were developed using publicly available data  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/

Tags: alaska, animals-vertebrates, aquatic-ecosystems, biological-informatics, biota, birds, databases-nucleic-acid, decline-plant-disease, disease-detection, disease-spread, disease-vectors, dna-mitochondrial, dna-primers, ducks-geese-swans, ecological-processes, ecosystem, ecosystem-diversity, edna, environment, environmental-dna, feasibility-studies, field-sampling, halophytophthora, hokkaido, izembek-national-wildlife-refuge, japan, labyrinthula-sp, labyrinthula-zosterae, marine-biology, marine-environment-monitoring, mitochondrial-dna, ocean-circulation, oceans-and-seas, phytophthora-gemini, plants, species-population-interactions, usgs-asc265, zostera-marina
Organization: Department of the Interior
Genetic Data From Nesting Steller's Eiders (Polysticta stelleri), Near Utqiagvik, Alaska, 1995-2016

This data set is comprised of one table with Steller's Eider sample information and allele sizes for 6 microsatellite loci (Sfiµ3, Sfiµ4, Sfiµ10, Sfiµ11, Bcaµ11, Smo10).

Tags: alaska, alleles, animals-vertebrates, bca11, biota, birds, dna, ducks-geese-swans, environment, genetic-markers, genetics, genotype, microsatellite-repeats, migratory-birds, migratory-species, polymerase-chain-reaction, polysticta-stelleri, population-genetics, sfi10, sfi11, sfi3, sfi4, site-fidelity, smo10, stellers-eider, threatened-species, tundra-ecosystems, usgs-asc266, utqiagvik, waterfowl, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior
Habitat Selection Scenarios for Molting Waterfowl in the Goose Molting Area of the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, for NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 2020

The dataset consists of a polygon shapefile. Each polygon represents a set of molt units (interconnected lakes used as habitat by molting waterfowl) within the Goose Molting Area of the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area in northern Alaska, in addition to a half-mile or 1-mile wide buffer, that were selected for restrictions on new surface occupancy or infrastructure development by the oil and gas industry. Polygons represent the minimum area necessary to achieve a specific level of population coverage for Pacific Black Brant or Canada Geese that use the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area as molting habitat. All polygons include a 1-mile wide inland buffer along the Beaufort Sea coastline and a 3-mile wide buffer along the shore of Teshekpuk Lake, two areas already identified for surface occupancy/development restrictions by the Bureau of Land Management. Polygons were generated using two buffer widths to reflect uncertainty about the minimum horizontal distance needed to mitigate disturbance effects of industrial activity on molting geese. The boundaries of the Goose Molting Area are defined in the 2013 Record of Decision for the NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan (Bureau of Land Management).

Tags: alaska, animal-behavior, animals-vertebrates, biogeography, biota, birds, brant-goose, branta-bernicla, branta-canadensis, canada-goose, ducks-geese-swans, ecological-dynamics, environment, geospatial-datasets, habitat-alteration, herbivores, land-surface, landscape-patterns, migratory-species, national-petroleum-reserve-alaska, npra, population-dynamics, species-population-interactions, teshekpuk-lake, teshekpuk-lake-special-area, tlsa, tundra-ecosystems, use-feeding-habitats, usgs-asc267, waterfowl, wetland-ecosystems, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior
Nesting Habitat and Nest Survival Data for American (Pluvialis dominica) and Pacific (P. fulva) Golden-Plovers on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2012−2013

This data set contains information (in two tables) on nesting habitat and nest survival for American (Pluvialis dominica) and Pacific (P. fulva) Golden-Plovers monitored at seven study sites across an elevational gradient (28−416 m) on the Seward Peninsula in northwestern Alaska during the summers of 2012 and 2013. We used principal components analysis to reduce habitat measurements into two components that represented major habitat features.

Tags: alaska, alnus, alpine-tundra, american-golden-plover, animal-behavior, animals-vertebrates, betula-nana-ssp-exilis, biota, birds, breeding-sites, breeding-success, dryas, environment, ericaceae, migratory-birds, mosses, nest-survival, nesting-behavior, nesting-habitat, pacific-golden-plover, plovers, potentilla, reproductive-success, salix, seward-peninsula, shorebirds, species-life-history, survival-rates, terrestrial-ecosystems, tundra-ecosystems, usgs-asc269, vegetation-cover, wildlife
Organization: Department of the Interior
Baseline coastal oblique aerial photographs collected from Dog Island, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, June 24–25, 2008

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducts baseline and storm-response photography missions to document and understand the changes in the vulnerability of the Nation's coasts to extreme storms. On June 24–25, 2008, the USGS conducted an oblique aerial photographic survey from Dog Island, Florida, to Breton Island, Louisiana, aboard a U.S. Coast Guard HH60 Helicopter at an altitude of 500 feet (ft) and approximately 1,200 ft offshore. This mission was conducted to collect data for assessing incremental changes in the beach and nearshore area since the last survey, which was flown in July 2007 (https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=07CCH01) (Morgan and Thornton, 2018 [https://doi.org/10.5066/F7FJ2G2M]), and the data can be used to assess future coastal change. The photographs provided are Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images. The photograph locations are an estimate of the aircraft's position and do not indicate the location of the features in the images. These photographs document the configuration of the barrier islands and other coastal features at the time of the survey. ExifTool (version 4.0) was used to add the following to the header of each photograph: time of collection, GPS latitude, GPS longitude, keywords, credit, artist (photographer), caption, copyright, and contact information. Photographs can be opened with any JPEG-compatible image viewer. All image times are recorded in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Tags: alabama, alabama-barrier-islands, barrier-island-evolution-research-bier, barrier-islands, baseline-survey, beach-erosion, breton-island, cape-san-blas, cat-island, chandeleur-islands, coastal-aerial-photography, coastal-processes, coastline, curlew-islands, dauphin-island, dog-island, environment, erosion, florida, fort-mcree, fort-walton-beach, geomorphology, grand-gosier-island, horn-island, image-collections, imagerybasemapsearthcover, louisiana, marine-geology, miramar-beach, mississippi, mississippi-barrier-islands, national-assessment-for-coastal-change-hazards, northern-gulf-of-mexico-ngom, oblique-aerial-survey, oceans, panama-city, pelican-island, pensacola-beach, petit-bois-island, photographs, photography, ship-island, structure, theme, u-s-geological-survey, usgs-a2a8e58c-e76b-4d23-bccd-db948c9f12fb
Organization: Department of the Interior
Metal concentrations in seston and water in the Clark Fork River, MT

Legacy mine waste from the Clark Fork River in Western Montana has contributed 100 million tons of tailings into the watershed between 1880 and 1982 (E.D. Andrews, Longitudinal dispersion of metals in the Clark Fork River, Montana, Lewis Publishers, 1987). Tailings deposited along the floodplain, streambanks and river channel continue to contribute metal contaminated material into the river in the form of metal-enriched particulate matter or seston, comprising a mixture of organic and inorganic materials (J.N. Moore and S.N. Luoma, Hazardous wastes from large-scale metal extraction: A case study. Environmental Science and Technology, v.24:1278-1285, 1990). Metal enriched seston poses a dietary exposure risk to filter-feeding macroinvertebrates that entrap and ingest suspended materials as a primary food source. Suspended particulate material and dissolved and total recoverable water samples were collected along a metal contamination gradient in 2017 and 2018 in the Clark Fork River and analyzed for metal concentrations to include the highly toxic metals arsenic, cadmium, and copper. Concentrations of seston arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and copper (Cu) ranged from 20.7–242 ug As/g, 2.7–16.2 ug Cd/g, and 129–1260 ug Cu/g.  Dissolved (filtered) stream water concentrations ranged from 3.5–21.7 ug As/L, 0.1–0.38 ug Cd/L, and 1.5–12.5 ug Cu/L. Total recoverable (unfiltered) water concentrations ranged from 2.7–22.8 ug As/L, 0.1–0.35 ug Cd/L, and 2.0–14.9 ug Cu/L.  Data presented here represent metal concentrations in water and seston from a mining-impacted river and provide insight to potential exposure of toxic metals to resident filter-feeding aquatic invertebrates.

Tags: metals, seston, trace-element, usgs-61f05417d34e8b818adc32d5, water
Organization: Department of the Interior