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Forecasted water temperature in offshore Lake Michigan from 2041-2049 and 2091-2099 Forecasted water temperature in offshore Lake Michigan from 2041-2049 and 2091-2099
Data files contain simulated mean, daily, offshore, water temperatures for 20 vertical depths (ranging 4 to 159 m below the surface) for 9 years in the 2040s (2041-2049) and nine years in the 2090s (2091-2099) at two sites in Lake Michigan. One site is located in the northern basin where the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been maintaining a weather buoy since 1979...
Geospatial Fabric for National Hydrologic Modeling, Alaska Domain Geospatial Fabric for National Hydrologic Modeling, Alaska Domain
The Geospatial Fabric for National Hydrologic Modeling (Viger and Bock, 2014; Bock and others, 2020) is a dataset of hydrographic features and spatial data designed for use within the National Hydrologic Model that covers the conterminous United States (CONUS), Hawaii, and most major river basins that flow in from Canada. This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release consists of the...
Tree ring dataset for a regional avalanche chronology in Colorado 1319-2022 Tree ring dataset for a regional avalanche chronology in Colorado 1319-2022
This dataset includes processed tree ring data from avalanche paths throughout Colorado, USA. The data were processed in three distinct phases that resulted in this dataset: collection, processing, and avalanche signal analysis. This dataset consists of samples from 1188 cross-sections and increment cores from 1023 individual trees within 24 avalanche paths across the region. From these...
Simulated snowpack and meteorology at multiple resolutions for three headwater study areas in Colorado, USA, water years 1980-2019 Simulated snowpack and meteorology at multiple resolutions for three headwater study areas in Colorado, USA, water years 1980-2019
This data release includes SnowModel output for three headwater study areas in Colorado at seven spatial resolutions and from two forcing datasets over a 40-year period from water year 1980 to 2019. The resolutions include 30 m, 50 m, 100 m, 150 m, 250 m, 500 m, and 1,000 m. The model was run with a 3-hour temporal resolution from September 1, 1980 to August 31, 2019. Two meteorology...
Data on flea larvae survival following exposure to black-footed ferret scat Data on flea larvae survival following exposure to black-footed ferret scat
We collected fecal scat pellets from 4 black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in captivity. The ferrets were fed black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) that had previously consumed 0.005% fipronil grain. Fipronil is an insecticide from the phenylpyrazole chemical family. Specifically, ferrets were fed portions of three prairie dogs (60-80 g/day) for one week. We collected scat...
Beach foreshore slope for the Gulf Coast of the United States Beach foreshore slope for the Gulf Coast of the United States
This data release contains foreshore slopes for primarily open-ocean sandy beaches along the United States portion of the Gulf of Mexico (Texas through Florida). The slopes were calculated while extracting shoreline position from lidar point cloud data collected between 2001 and 2018. The shoreline positions have been previously published, but the slopes have not. An alongshore reference...