Data
Staff of USGS Science Centers in Region 7: Upper Colorado Basin collect a wide variety of natural resource data types including spatial, geologic, hydrologic, and biologic. Data included in USGS-series publications that are not publicly available in USGS databases are published in Data Releases. Short descriptions and links to Data Releases produced by Region 7 Science Centers are shown below.
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North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) acoustic data release North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) acoustic data release
The North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat) leverages acoustic monitoring as a scalable method for collecting detection-non-detection and activity data across multiple bat species through space and time. These valuable data, collected by hundreds of partners across North America, facilitate advanced statistical analyses of bat distributions, relative abundance, and ecological...
Source code for determining the optimal set of spatio-temporal features for predicting burn probability in the state of California, USA Source code for determining the optimal set of spatio-temporal features for predicting burn probability in the state of California, USA
Wildfires play a critical role in determining ecosystem structure and function and pose serious risks to human life, property and ecosystem services. Burn probability (BP) models the likelihood that a location could burn. Simulation models are typically used to predict BP but are computationally intensive. Machine learning (ML) pipelines can predict BP and reduce computational intensity...
Hyperspectral Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Data Collected over Agricultural Crop Fields near Firebaugh, Central Valley, CA in August 2023 Hyperspectral Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Data Collected over Agricultural Crop Fields near Firebaugh, Central Valley, CA in August 2023
In support of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Geographic Science Center researchers, the USGS National Uncrewed Systems Office (NUSO) conducted uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) hyperspectral remote sensing flights in the Central Valley of California over a variety of agricultural crop fields: cotton, almond, pistachio, grape, rice, and corn. A Headwall Nano-Hyperspec line scanning...
Date release for Humans experienced abrupt environmental changes at White Sands during the Last Glacial Maximum Date release for Humans experienced abrupt environmental changes at White Sands during the Last Glacial Maximum
Expanded excavations at White Sands National Park have unearthed 20 stratigraphic horizons containing in situ human footprints, megafaunal trackways, and linear features created by travois. Novel radiocarbon dating of conifer pollen, combined with ages of aquatic seeds, refines the chronology of the footprint-bearing sequence to between 23.5 and 21.7 ka. Biomarker, pollen, and...
Particle size and X-ray diffraction data for surficial samples collected on Etosha Pan, Namibia Particle size and X-ray diffraction data for surficial samples collected on Etosha Pan, Namibia
This data release provides particle-size and X-ray diffraction (XRD) data of sediment samples collected from dust emission "hot-spots" at Etosha Pan, Namibia. The dataset supports the investigation of the mineralogical, hydrological, and climatic controls on atmospheric dust emissions from ephemeral lake beds, which are globally significant sources of mineral dust aerosols. The particle...
Data Release for Geologic Framework and Hydrogeology of the Rico Rico and Nogales 7.5' quadrangles, Upper Santa Cruz basin, Arizona, with 3-Dimensional hydrogeologic model Data Release for Geologic Framework and Hydrogeology of the Rico Rico and Nogales 7.5' quadrangles, Upper Santa Cruz basin, Arizona, with 3-Dimensional hydrogeologic model
Rapid population growth and declining annual recharge to aquifers in the upper Santa Cruz basin area of southern Arizona, has increased the demand for additional groundwater resources. This demand is predicted to escalate in the future due to higher temperatures, longer droughts, less aquifer recharge, and decreased river and stream base flow. We conducted geologic studies to help...
Advective and diffusive snowpack carbon dioxide fluxes from 2009-2016 at GLEES, Wyoming Advective and diffusive snowpack carbon dioxide fluxes from 2009-2016 at GLEES, Wyoming
Hourly carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements from four locations of snowpack profiles with vertical spacing of 20 cm over seven winters (2010-2016) at the Glacier Lakes Ecosystem Experiments Site (GLEES) in southern Wyoming. All supporting data on snowpack properties (mostly modeled) are included to calculate hourly snowpack CO2 fluxes from raw data. In addition, turbulence from the adjacent...
Sentinel-2 burned area reference data across the southeastern United States Sentinel-2 burned area reference data across the southeastern United States
The creation of reference data to validate burned area products can help characterize variability in product errors and ensure appropriate utilization of burned area products. Reference burned area was mapped for six Sentinel-2 tiles distributed across the southeastern U.S. including within Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, and Virginia. Within each tile reference data were generated...
Habitat suitability and environmental covariates for the New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi obscurus) Habitat suitability and environmental covariates for the New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi obscurus)
This data release contains the spatial raster outputs from analyses of habitat suitability of the New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake (NMRR), Crotalus willardi obscurus. This species is one of five recognized of the ridge-nosed rattlesnakes and was federally listed as threatened in 1978 due primarily to perceived threats of over collection and a very narrowly restricted range. This range...
Fine-scale Habitat Environmental Predictor Layers for rare Cacti and Herbaceous Plants in the Arid Southwest Fine-scale Habitat Environmental Predictor Layers for rare Cacti and Herbaceous Plants in the Arid Southwest
This dataset contains raster layers of environmental characteristics used to predict habitat suitability for multiple species of perennial cactus and herbs in the arid southwest. These data were developed from Sentinel-2 imagery, a digital elevation model, and one obtained from the Google Earth Engine data catalog. These datasets can be used to model habitat suitability of species with
Expert Identified Interventions to Support Chronic Wasting Disease Management in 2022 Expert Identified Interventions to Support Chronic Wasting Disease Management in 2022
Experts from disciplines relevant to chronic wasting disease (CWD) management participated in a facilitated elicitation workshop sessions from 02/23/2022 to 03/16/2022 that identified potential management interventions. These interventions were organized into thematic categories, and each theme was prioritized through a structured voting process in which participants could select up to...
Luminescence data associated with depositional timing and fluvial strath terrace abandonment with multiple chronometers near the Stinking Springs fault in southwestern Colorado Luminescence data associated with depositional timing and fluvial strath terrace abandonment with multiple chronometers near the Stinking Springs fault in southwestern Colorado
This data release contains data associated with six infrared stimulated luminescence samples collected to investigate strath terraces along Dutton Creek, near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The terraces are capped with loess deposits and glacial outwash derived from Fourmile Creek at the edge of the San Juan Mountains. Results reveal evidence for the Bull Lake glaciation and outwash likely...