Data Collection and Integration
Data Collection and Integration
USGS researchers are assessing, strengthening, and connecting existing space-based, airborne, and terrestrial data-collection and monitoring capabilities for water use and availability, including: (1) groundwater, including quality and connections with surface waters; (2) soil moisture; (3) snowpack; (4) water use, including re-use; and (5) surface water, including water quality. This information is needed to characterize water supplies and drought-risk conditions, identify information gaps, and make data and information easily accessible.
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Drylands are highly vulnerable to climate and land use changes: what ecosystem changes are in store?
Improper land use during drought has been a major driver of land degradation in drylands globally, especially in the western U.S. Increasing aridity in western U.S. drylands under future climates will exacerbate risks associated with drought and land use decisions. This project provides critical observational, experimental, and modelling evidence to support our DOI partners with decision processes...
New York Drought Information
New York Drought Information: definitions, information resources, maps, and tools
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS)
The MTBS program is a collaborative partnership sponsored by the Wildland Fire Leadership Council to create natiionally consistent burn severity assessments of all large fires in the U.S. since 1984. From 1984 to 2014, the MTBS program has mapped 19,189 fires.
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Western Drought Resilience Assessment
We collected streamflow, water temperature, and other data from more than 2,500 gaging stations on rivers and streams across California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington to document the severity of the 2015 drought. We are using the data collected to assess how warmer winter temperatures, reduced mountain snowpack, and a shift in precipitation from snow to rain may affect future water...
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WaterSMART - Evapotranspiration (ET)
The USGS EROS approach to ET estimation allows the quantification of ET at two important scales: (1) field and (2) hydrologic basin. Field-scale ET is used for water use estimation to understand and quantify where, by whom, and how much water is being used in the landscape. On the other hand, basin-scale ET assists in understanding basin water balance and water availability.
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Terrestrial Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) are derived in part from Climate Data Records, and address the following terrestrial categories: River Discharge; Water Use; Groundwater; Lake and Reservoir Levels and Volumes; Snow Cover; Glaciers and Ice Caps; Permafrost; Land Surface Albedo; Land Cover; Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation; Leaf Area Index, Biomass; and Fire Disturbance. ECVs are a...
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Global Food Security-Support Analysis Data at 30 m (GFSAD30)
Using remote sensing data, especially Landsat data to map cropland extent, and crop types, to support managing water supplies for both energy and food production to ensure global food security.
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