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The climate history, land cover and land surface data developed by the Land Change Science Program in the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is vital to various types of research and management applications, including assessing the impacts of climate change, evaluating ecosystem status and health, understanding spatial patterns of biodiversity, and informing land use planning.
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Carbonate clumped isotope data for Holocene tufas of Bed E2c of the Las Vegas Formation, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA Carbonate clumped isotope data for Holocene tufas of Bed E2c of the Las Vegas Formation, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA
This dataset contains clumped isotope compositions for subsamples of modern and early Holocene-age spring discharge tufas of the Las Vegas Formation, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA.
Gulf of America Non-spinose Planktic Foraminifera Culture Study From 2020-2022 Gulf of America Non-spinose Planktic Foraminifera Culture Study From 2020-2022
This pilot study was intended to test whether Globorotalia truncatulinoides (G. truncatulinoides) and Globorotalia menardii (G. menardii) specimens could be successfully harvested from offshore plankton tow samples and kept alive in a laboratory at the U.S Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC). The methodologies and resources which were used to...
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...
Plant community composition, abundance, phenology, and soil data from a four-year seasonal drought experiment followed by four years of recovery in a mixed grassland on the Colorado Plateau Plant community composition, abundance, phenology, and soil data from a four-year seasonal drought experiment followed by four years of recovery in a mixed grassland on the Colorado Plateau
These data were compiled for a study that investigated the effects of experimentally imposed seasonal droughts (cool season drought, warm season drought, ambient) and drought recovery on plant community dynamics in a mixed dryland ecosystem. In 2015, U.S. Geological Survey ecologists began recording vegetation and soil moisture data in 36 experimental plots which manipulated...
Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey Contributions to Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Science Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey Contributions to Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Science
This data release contains a bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey publications on carbon and greenhouse gas research. Publications between 2014 and 2024 were identified using search terms such as: carbon, greenhouse gas, methane, nitrous oxide, emission, sequestration, and primary productivity. Publications were primarily sourced from the USGS Publications Warehouse (https://pubs.usgs...
CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of counties (TIGER 2023) from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of counties (TIGER 2023) from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States
Three different CMIP6-LOCA2 based climate projection data sets are spatially averaged for the contiguous United States counties to provide time series for analysis. The primary data set is the statistically downscaled CMIP6-LOCA2 (Localized Constructed Analogs, v20220519 version, Pierce et al. 2023), which includes temperature and precipitation projections from the Climate Model...
CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of National Park Service administrative units from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of National Park Service administrative units from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States
Three different CMIP6-LOCA2 based climate projection data sets are spatially averaged for the contiguous United States using National Park Service administrative units to provide time series for analysis. The primary data set is the statistically downscaled CMIP6-LOCA2 (Localized Constructed Analogs, v20220519 version, Pierce et al. 2023), which includes temperature and precipitation...
CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of HU8 and HU10 watershed boundaries from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of HU8 and HU10 watershed boundaries from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States
Three different CMIP6-LOCA2 based climate projection data sets are spatially averaged over the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) using HU8 and HU10 hydrologic units for the contiguous United States to provide time series for analysis. The primary data set is the statistically downscaled CMIP6-LOCA2 (Localized Constructed Analogs, v20220519 version, Pierce et al. 2023), which includes...
CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of Bureau of Land Management administrative units from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States CMIP6-LOCA2 spatial summaries of Bureau of Land Management administrative units from 1950-2100 for the Contiguous United States
Three different CMIP6-LOCA2 based climate projection data sets are spatially averaged for the contiguous United States using Bureau of Land Management administrative units to provide time series for analysis. The primary data set is the statistically downscaled CMIP6-LOCA2 (Localized Constructed Analogs, v20220519 version, Pierce et al. 2023), which includes temperature and precipitation
Data release for New evidence for eolian activity and mammoths on Santa Rosa Island prior to the Last Glacial Maximum Data release for New evidence for eolian activity and mammoths on Santa Rosa Island prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Sea-level fluctuations due to the growth and decay of continental ice sheets of the Quaternary exert a strong influence on geologic processes along coastlines. The California Channel Islands are no exception to this, and many studies have been conducted that focus on the extremes of these glacial-interglacial cycles, such as the last glacial period (marine isotope stage [MIS] 2) and the...
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...
Data release for The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology? Data release for The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico): linear traces and human footprints, evidence of transport technology?
This dataset lists the values of experiments with modern travois. The abstract of the associated interpretive product describing the findings at the site is as follows: A travois is crafted from one or more wooden poles and is one of the simplest pre-historic vehicles. Although these devices likely played vital roles in the lives of ancient peoples, they have low preservation potential...