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Below are data associated with the Southwest Biological Science Center's research.

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Climate Impact Meteorological Stations (CLIM-MET) data from Canyonlands National Park, Utah

These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environm

Climate Impact Meteorological Stations (CLIM-MET) data from the Mojave National Preserve, California (2016-2022)

These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environm

Lake Powell extent polygons at various elevations

These data were compiled to visualize the extent of Lake Powell at various elevation levels. These data represent water surface elevations for Lake Powell at levels critical to the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, at 5 foot intervals from the "Equalization Tier" ("Full Pool") to "Dead Pool", and at maximum and minimum elevations each water year throughout Glen Canyon Dam's operating history. These da

Traits and Factors Catalog (TRAFAC): Non-native insects of North American forests

These data were compiled in support of the "Predicting the next high-impact insect invasion: Elucidating traits and factors determining the risk of introduced herbivorous insects on North American native plants" project supported by the U.S. Geological Survey John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, as well as the "Forecasting high-impact insect invasions by integrating probability mo

Estimated current and future environmental suitability of pinyon and juniper tree species for 3 emission scenario pathways (SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5) across the western North America

These data were compiled to provide gridded estimates of environmental suitability for pinyon-juniper species in western North America. These gridded suitability projections provide estimates of suitability under current climate conditions and future climate conditions and allow for visualization of suitability change across each species’ entire range. These data consist of gridded projected suita

Geomorphic attributes of campsites adjacent to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, AZ

This dataset represents 505 campsites along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon with associated debris flow probabilities calculated for approximately a 100-year period (Griffiths and others, 2004) and geomorphic attributes mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) (Hadley and others, 2018). The campsite polygons w

Debris flow probabilities of ungaged tributaries to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, AZ

This dataset represents 763 tributary canyons and/or watersheds adjacent to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon with associated debris flow probabilities from 2004. Also, these data include tributary canyon and/or watersheds to Glen Canyon and several smaller watersheds in Grand Canyon where debris flow data is currently unavailable. Historic probabilities of debris flow occurrence were estimated b

Fluvial-aeolian sediment availability models: Colorado River, Grand Canyon

These data were compiled to model the area of exposed, bare sand along 168 km of the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Bright Angel Creek, Arizona. Objective(s) of our study were to develop and validate four models of exposed sand area for the study reach, respectively based on 1) single-day maxiumum river discharge, 2) multiple-day river discharge patterning, 3) field-observed wind veloc

Monthly normalized scaled surface wind friction velocity in the Uinta-Piceance Basin (UT, CO) for March to October from 2001 to 2016

These data were compiled to conduct a study on the effect of oil and gas development on dust emission potential in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The objectives of the study were to 1) assess the effect of oil and gas development on surface roughness, and 2) model the resultant effect of oil and gas development on sediment mass flux for a range of 10-m wind speeds and threshold wind friction velo

Geomorphic basemap for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona - May 2009

These spatial data represent alluvial deposits of the Colorado River and tributary deposits adjacent to the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. The map covers the river corridor from Lees Ferry, Arizona to the confluence with Diamond Creek 225 miles (362 km) downstream. The alluvial deposits of the Colorado River are mapped as either sand or gravel based on surface composition and the sa

Colorado River milage system and ancillary attribute data for connecting to hydrodynamic model output in Glen Canyon, AZ

These data were compiled to support stranding risk modeling of young-of-year rainbow trout in Glen Canyon resulting from fluctuating flows from Glen Canyon Dam, called Trout Management Flows (TMFs). The objective of our study was to evaluate the stranding risk associated with different TMFs. We used the results of a 2-dimensional hydrodynamic model (Wright and others, 2024) as input to a rainbow t

Bees of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona: Taxonomic data and site photos

The Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR), along the Mexican border in southern Arizona, is host to a rich community of bird and mammal species, many of which rely on seed-bearing plants for sustenance. Native bees (Anthophila) provide pollination services vital to the reproduction of such plants, and some of Earth’s highest bee diversity has been documented within the broader Sonoran Dese
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