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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Preserving Tree-Ring Datasets for Climate and Hazard Research and Understanding Societal Impacts: Colorado Fire, Climate, Humans Preserving Tree-Ring Datasets for Climate and Hazard Research and Understanding Societal Impacts: Colorado Fire, Climate, Humans
Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado. Sample Collection: Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Bristlecone pine (Pinus aristate), and Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) living in lower and upper montane slopes of the Culebra Range (~Latitude 37˚N, ~Longitude -105˚W WGS84). The Fire-Climate-Human NGGDPP archive collection was obtained in two...
Digital 3D database of faulted horizons in the northern Arkoma basin, Arkansas Digital 3D database of faulted horizons in the northern Arkoma basin, Arkansas
This is a digital dataset to accompany the journal article "Influence of inherited structure on flexural extension in foreland basin systems: Evidence from the northern Arkoma basin and southern Ozark dome, USA", published in April 2024 by Earth Science Reviews. This dataset contains point features, line features, and raster grids that together constitute a 3D structural model of the...
High resolution natural color imagery collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 7-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Horseshoe Bend near Jensen, Utah from 2020-2023 High resolution natural color imagery collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 7-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Horseshoe Bend near Jensen, Utah from 2020-2023
The U.S. Geological Survey collected low-altitude airborne natural color imagery via a fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 7-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Horseshoe Bend near Jensen, UT. Visual imagery was collected in jpg format and Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry techniques were applied (Over et al., 2021)...
Experiences of experts in managing and researching chronic wasting disease obtained through 2023 semi-structured interviews Experiences of experts in managing and researching chronic wasting disease obtained through 2023 semi-structured interviews
The provided dataset is the coded analysis of qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with managers and researchers who are experts on chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy disease that affects species in the Cervidae family. CWD has also proven difficult to manage and the disease continues to spread across North America and parts of...
INHABIT species potential distribution across the contiguous United States (ver. 4.0, June 2024) INHABIT species potential distribution across the contiguous United States (ver. 4.0, June 2024)
This is a dataset containing the potential distribution of 259 invasive terrestrial plant species. We developed habitat suitability models for invasive plant species selected by Department of Interior land management agencies and other managers. We applied the modeling workflow developed in Young et al. (2020, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229253) and adapted by Jarnevich et al....
Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Data Release v.1 Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Data Release v.1
Geoheritage is a term which lies at the intersection of science, society, and sustainability and is applied to significant geologic features and landforms that have scientific, educational, cultural, economic, and aesthetic value. Many geologic sites have enriched society through the geoheritage values: scientific research and education, cultural significance, economic opportunities, and...
Sagebrush recovery projections across the biome, 30 years after two seeding treatment applications, and associated model data (1986-2021) Sagebrush recovery projections across the biome, 30 years after two seeding treatment applications, and associated model data (1986-2021)
This data release contains a formatted dataset compiled from multiple databases on restoration treatments and environmental conditions from across the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome. With these data, we modeled the influence of environmental conditions and restoration treatments on trends in sagebrush cover using generalized additive models. We then used these models to create maps of...
Phenology observations for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and red brome (Bromus rubens) in the western United States Phenology observations for cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and red brome (Bromus rubens) in the western United States
This dataset consists of phenology observations of red brome (Bromus rubens) and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) collected at long-term monitoring sites and using daily timelapse camera imagery in the western United States. These observations include the location and day of year that flowering or senescence was observed per species. For timelapse camera images, 'flowering' observations...
Projections of post-fire cover of non-native short-lived grasses and forbs under current and future climate conditions Projections of post-fire cover of non-native short-lived grasses and forbs under current and future climate conditions
These data provide current and future projected post-fire invasion risk by non-native short-lived grasses and forbs based on vegetation cover data from 26,729 plots in the western United States that burned prior to being sampled. Projected post-fire invasion risk was calculated using random forests with gridded climate, soil, and topographic predictor variables following Prevéy et al....
Whole rock geochemistry for the Central Death Valley volcanic field, California Whole rock geochemistry for the Central Death Valley volcanic field, California
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides whole rock major, minor, and trace element geochemical data for Neogene rocks in the Central Death Valley volcanic field (CDVVF), California. Samples from the CDVVF were collected in order to constrain the temporal and compositional magmatic evolution of the area.
High resolution natural color imagery collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 2-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Grays Canyon near Green River, Utah from 2021-2023 High resolution natural color imagery collected by uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 2-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Grays Canyon near Green River, Utah from 2021-2023
The U.S. Geological Survey collected low-altitude airborne natural color imagery via a fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for mapping channel and vegetation change along a 2-mile reach of the Middle Green River at Grays Canyon near Green River, UT. Visual imagery was collected in jpg format and Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry techniques were applied (Over et. al. 2021)...
Climate-Growth Analysis for Updated and Existing Tree-ring Network near Columbine Lake, Grand County, Colorado Climate-Growth Analysis for Updated and Existing Tree-ring Network near Columbine Lake, Grand County, Colorado
This data release is tree-ring data near Columbine Lake and surrounding region, Grand County, Colorado (Latitude 40.27˚ N, Longitude -105.83˚ E NAD83). Re-collection of four existing tree-ring sites (Hot Sulphur Springs Psuedotsuga menziessii (HSU), Lexan Creek Picea engelmannii (LCU), Monarch Lake Pinus ponderosa (MLU), and Vasquez Mountain Psuedotsuga menziessii (VMU)) was conducted to...