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Pedestrian evacuation time maps for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands tsunami-hazard zones
The communities of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are threatened by tsunamis. Experts conducted earthquake and tsunami modeling to estimate the extent of tsunami inundation resulting from a Mariana Subduction Zone (MSZ) earthquake. The USGS Pedestrian Evacuation Analyst Tool (PEAT) was run to estimate pedestrian evacuation travel times out of the MSZ tsunami-hazard zone...
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Alaska tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Alaska tsunami-hazard zones
Many coastal communities in Alaska are threatened by tsunamis that could be generated by earthquakes associated with the Aleutian-Alaskan subduction zone (AASZ). Potential tsunami inundation from various AASZ earthquake scenarios has been modeled by others and related tsunami-hazard zones have been published (see supplemental information). We used the USGS Pedestrian Evacuation Analyst...
Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Puerto Rico tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps for Puerto Rico tsunami-hazard zones
The communities of Puerto Rico are threatened by tsunamis from many earthquake sources (scenarios). Earthquake and tsunami modeling was conducted by experts to recognize as many earthquake sources as possible. Of the 34 tsunami scenarios developed, experts found that 16 could inundate some areas of Puerto Rico where people live and work with significant distance to safety. Pedestrian...
Intertidal biofilm remote sensing paired spectra-biofilm training and validation data, South San Francisco Bay Intertidal biofilm remote sensing paired spectra-biofilm training and validation data, South San Francisco Bay
Intertidal microbial biofilms, or microphytobenthos, support estuarine biogeochemical cycling, the physical stability of mudflats, and food webs, particularly those of migratory shorebirds. Photosynthetic biofilms dominated by diatoms, cyanobacteria and chlorophytes represent a significant fraction of biofilm biomass and contain pigments that can be detected with remote sensing. These...
UAS lidar Digital Terrain Model of a southern subset in Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park, Texas, March 2024 UAS lidar Digital Terrain Model of a southern subset in Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park, Texas, March 2024
This is a 4cm resolution Digital Terrain Model (DTM) raster derived from an Unoccupied Aerial System (UAS; a DJI M600 equipped with a YellowScan Mapper+), lidar collected on March 26, 2024 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO). It covers a southern portion of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.
Pedestrian evacuation time maps, population estimates, and cruise ship passenger estimates for USVI tsunami-hazard zones Pedestrian evacuation time maps, population estimates, and cruise ship passenger estimates for USVI tsunami-hazard zones
These datasets support the conclusions in the journal article entitled "Population vulnerability of residents, employees, and cruise-ship passengers to tsunami hazards in complex seismic regions: a case study of the U.S. Virgin Islands" as described in the abstract below: Reducing the potential for loss of life from tsunamis is challenging on islands located in complex seismic regions...
Data on winter surface water dynamics in California’s Central Valley using satellite remote sensing Data on winter surface water dynamics in California’s Central Valley using satellite remote sensing
These data support the following publication: "Assessing causes and consequences of winter surface water dynamics in California’s Central Valley using satellite remote sensing". The file contains information associated with surface water inundation, antecedent soil moisture, and atmospheric river storm characteristics for 2003-2023 in the three HUC-4 hydrologic sub-basins that make up...
High-resolution topographic data and orthomosaics collected for two incised stream channels located in Red Clover Valley, Plumas, CA between 2021 and 2023 High-resolution topographic data and orthomosaics collected for two incised stream channels located in Red Clover Valley, Plumas, CA between 2021 and 2023
This dataset includes high-resolution topography data and orthomosaics used to monitor surface change in two stream sites in Red Clover Valley, Plumas County, California. The first site is a segment of lower Dixie Creek (LDC), which accumulates flows from Dixie Mountain and drains into Red Clover Creek. The second site is an intermittent stream referred to as Subchannel B (SCB), which...
LUCAS model estimates of forest ecosystem carbon dynamics in California under different initial conditions scenarios LUCAS model estimates of forest ecosystem carbon dynamics in California under different initial conditions scenarios
This dataset provides tabular data output from a series of modeling simulations for forest ecosystems of the U.S. state of California under different initial conditions scenarios. We used the LUCAS state and transition simulation model with carbon stocks and fluxes based on the Carbon Budget Model of the Canadian Forest Sector (CBM-CFS3) to simulate changes in forest ecosystem carbon...
Selected Ciénega and Surrounding Floodplain Polygons of the Greater Madrean Archipelago Ecoregion Selected Ciénega and Surrounding Floodplain Polygons of the Greater Madrean Archipelago Ecoregion
Ciénegas are freshwater to brackish wetlands in arid and semi-arid regions of North America, although they are primarily found in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico at elevations usually below 2000 meters. They are associated with groundwater or actively moving fresh water that historically resulted in perennial surface waters persisting for decades to centuries. The extent of...
Paired Watershed and Characteristic Trait Data for the Los Planes Basin Research Ranch Watersheds: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release Paired Watershed and Characteristic Trait Data for the Los Planes Basin Research Ranch Watersheds: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release
Watershed pairing is an approach used to assess effects of restoration on a landscape by comparing conditions across a treatment watershed and a control watershed, and then quantifying the differences. When the watersheds are statistically paired, the control watershed can serve as a baseline of conditions compared to the treatment watershed. We apply a watershed pairing analysis across...
MODIS Fire Radiative Power data compiled from active fires in Alaska, 2003-2022 MODIS Fire Radiative Power data compiled from active fires in Alaska, 2003-2022
This data release supports the publication: "Linking Fire Radiative Power to land cover, fire history, and environmental setting in Alaska, 2003 - 2022". The *.csv file contains data associated with fire radiative power (FRP) observations derived from 1-km MODIS data over Alaska from 2003 to 2022. The file allows users to replicate the statistical analysis of FRP values with vegetation...