James A Falcone (Former Employee)
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Conterminous U.S. mapping of household income at the block group scale adjusted for cost-of-living for the period 2013-2014 Conterminous U.S. mapping of household income at the block group scale adjusted for cost-of-living for the period 2013-2014
Household income is a potential predictor for a number of environmental influences, for example, application of urban pesticides. This product is a U.S. conterminous mapping of block group income derived from the 2010-2014 Census American Community Survey (ACS), adjusted by a 2013 county-level Cost-of-Living index obtained from the Council for Community and Economic Research. The...
Old vs. new urban: U.S. national mapping of the year of first development for urban areas, from 1940-2010 Old vs. new urban: U.S. national mapping of the year of first development for urban areas, from 1940-2010
This product is a 100-m raster which classifies urban lands in the conterminous United States by the year in which they were first developed. The classification is based on housing density by era for 1940-2010 developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison SILVIS lab. The classification was applied by identifying a housing unit density threshold which matched current-era development as
Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) models to determine trends in the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) models to determine trends in the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a study of more than 50 major river basins across the Nation as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project of the National Water-Quality Program. One of the major goals of the NAWQA project is to determine how water-quality conditions change over time. To support that goal, long-term consistent and comparable monitoring...
U.S. national categorical mapping of building heights by block group from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data U.S. national categorical mapping of building heights by block group from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data
This dataset is a categorical mapping of estimated mean building heights, by Census block group, in shapefile format for the conterminous United States. The data were derived from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which collected first return (top of canopy and buildings) radar data at 30-m resolution in February, 2000 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. These data were processed...
National 1-km resolution rasters of selected Census of Agriculture statistics allocated to land use for the period 1950-2012 National 1-km resolution rasters of selected Census of Agriculture statistics allocated to land use for the period 1950-2012
This dataset consists of a series of rasters covering the conterminous United States. Each raster is a one kilometer (km) grid for 18 selected Census of Agriculture statistics mapped to land use pixels for the time period 1950 to 2012. A supplemental set of 9 statistics mapped at the entire county level are also provided as 1-km rasters. The rasters are posted as ArcGIS grids. The...
Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in Seasonal Kendall trend tests for the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in Seasonal Kendall trend tests for the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a study of more than 50 major river basins across the Nation as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project of the National Water-Quality Program. One of the major goals of the NAWQA project is to determine how water-quality conditions change over time. To support that goal, long-term consistent and comparable monitoring...
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Predicting the biological condition of streams: Use of geospatial indicators of natural and anthropogenic characteristics of watersheds Predicting the biological condition of streams: Use of geospatial indicators of natural and anthropogenic characteristics of watersheds
We developed and evaluated empirical models to predict biological condition of wadeable streams in a large portion of the eastern USA, with the ultimate goal of prediction for unsampled basins. Previous work had classified (i.e., altered vs. unaltered) the biological condition of 920 streams based on a biological assessment of macroinvertebrate assemblages. Predictor variables were...
Authors
D.M. Carlisle, J. Falcone, M. R. Meador
Predicting the natural flow regime: Models for assessing hydrological alteration in streams Predicting the natural flow regime: Models for assessing hydrological alteration in streams
Understanding the extent to which natural streamflow characteristics have been altered is an important consideration for ecological assessments of streams. Assessing hydrologic condition requires that we quantify the attributes of the flow regime that would be expected in the absence of anthropogenic modifications. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether selected streamflow
Authors
D.M. Carlisle, J. Falcone, D.M. Wolock, M. R. Meador, R.H. Norris
Biological assessments of Appalachian streams based on predictive models for fish, macroinvertebrate, and diatom assemblages Biological assessments of Appalachian streams based on predictive models for fish, macroinvertebrate, and diatom assemblages
We developed empirical models for fish, macroinvertebrate, and diatom assemblages to assess the biological condition of 268 streams sampled from 1993 to 2002 in 7 major river basins in the Appalachian region of the USA. These models estimate the expected taxonomic composition at each site based on observed variation in taxonomic composition at reference sites. The index, O/E, is the...
Authors
D.M. Carlisle, C.P. Hawkins, M. R. Meador, M. Potapova, J. Falcone
A Comparison of Natural and Urban Characteristics and the Development of Urban Intensity Indices Across Six Geographic Settings A Comparison of Natural and Urban Characteristics and the Development of Urban Intensity Indices Across Six Geographic Settings
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program, the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems have been intensively investigated in six metropolitan areas in the United States. Approximately 30 watersheds in each area, ranging in size from 4 to 560 square kilometers (median is 50 square kilometers), and spanning a development gradient from very low to...
Authors
James A. Falcone, Jana Stewart, Steven Sobieszczyk, Jean Dupree, Gerard McMahon, Gary Buell
Land-Cover and Imperviousness Data for Regional Areas near Denver, Colorado; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; and Milwaukee-Green Bay, Wisconsin - 2001 Land-Cover and Imperviousness Data for Regional Areas near Denver, Colorado; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; and Milwaukee-Green Bay, Wisconsin - 2001
This report describes the processing and results of land-cover and impervious surface derivation for parts of three metropolitan areas being studied as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (EUSE). The data were derived primarily from Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+)...
Authors
James A. Falcone, Daniel K. Pearson
Mapping impervious surface type and sub-pixel abundance using Hyperion hyperspectral imagery Mapping impervious surface type and sub-pixel abundance using Hyperion hyperspectral imagery
Impervious surfaces have been identified as an important and quantifiable indicator of environmental degradation in urban settings. A number of research efforts have been directed at mapping impervious surface type using multispectral imagery. To date, however, no studies have compared equivalent techniques using multispectral and hyperspectral imagery to that end. In this study, data...
Authors
James A. Falcone, R. Gomez
Science and Products
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Conterminous U.S. mapping of household income at the block group scale adjusted for cost-of-living for the period 2013-2014 Conterminous U.S. mapping of household income at the block group scale adjusted for cost-of-living for the period 2013-2014
Household income is a potential predictor for a number of environmental influences, for example, application of urban pesticides. This product is a U.S. conterminous mapping of block group income derived from the 2010-2014 Census American Community Survey (ACS), adjusted by a 2013 county-level Cost-of-Living index obtained from the Council for Community and Economic Research. The...
Old vs. new urban: U.S. national mapping of the year of first development for urban areas, from 1940-2010 Old vs. new urban: U.S. national mapping of the year of first development for urban areas, from 1940-2010
This product is a 100-m raster which classifies urban lands in the conterminous United States by the year in which they were first developed. The classification is based on housing density by era for 1940-2010 developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison SILVIS lab. The classification was applied by identifying a housing unit density threshold which matched current-era development as
Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) models to determine trends in the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS) models to determine trends in the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a study of more than 50 major river basins across the Nation as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project of the National Water-Quality Program. One of the major goals of the NAWQA project is to determine how water-quality conditions change over time. To support that goal, long-term consistent and comparable monitoring...
U.S. national categorical mapping of building heights by block group from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data U.S. national categorical mapping of building heights by block group from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data
This dataset is a categorical mapping of estimated mean building heights, by Census block group, in shapefile format for the conterminous United States. The data were derived from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which collected first return (top of canopy and buildings) radar data at 30-m resolution in February, 2000 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. These data were processed...
National 1-km resolution rasters of selected Census of Agriculture statistics allocated to land use for the period 1950-2012 National 1-km resolution rasters of selected Census of Agriculture statistics allocated to land use for the period 1950-2012
This dataset consists of a series of rasters covering the conterminous United States. Each raster is a one kilometer (km) grid for 18 selected Census of Agriculture statistics mapped to land use pixels for the time period 1950 to 2012. A supplemental set of 9 statistics mapped at the entire county level are also provided as 1-km rasters. The rasters are posted as ArcGIS grids. The...
Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in Seasonal Kendall trend tests for the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012 Water-quality and streamflow datasets used in Seasonal Kendall trend tests for the Nations rivers and streams, 1972-2012
In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a study of more than 50 major river basins across the Nation as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) project of the National Water-Quality Program. One of the major goals of the NAWQA project is to determine how water-quality conditions change over time. To support that goal, long-term consistent and comparable monitoring...
Filter Total Items: 24
Predicting the biological condition of streams: Use of geospatial indicators of natural and anthropogenic characteristics of watersheds Predicting the biological condition of streams: Use of geospatial indicators of natural and anthropogenic characteristics of watersheds
We developed and evaluated empirical models to predict biological condition of wadeable streams in a large portion of the eastern USA, with the ultimate goal of prediction for unsampled basins. Previous work had classified (i.e., altered vs. unaltered) the biological condition of 920 streams based on a biological assessment of macroinvertebrate assemblages. Predictor variables were...
Authors
D.M. Carlisle, J. Falcone, M. R. Meador
Predicting the natural flow regime: Models for assessing hydrological alteration in streams Predicting the natural flow regime: Models for assessing hydrological alteration in streams
Understanding the extent to which natural streamflow characteristics have been altered is an important consideration for ecological assessments of streams. Assessing hydrologic condition requires that we quantify the attributes of the flow regime that would be expected in the absence of anthropogenic modifications. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether selected streamflow
Authors
D.M. Carlisle, J. Falcone, D.M. Wolock, M. R. Meador, R.H. Norris
Biological assessments of Appalachian streams based on predictive models for fish, macroinvertebrate, and diatom assemblages Biological assessments of Appalachian streams based on predictive models for fish, macroinvertebrate, and diatom assemblages
We developed empirical models for fish, macroinvertebrate, and diatom assemblages to assess the biological condition of 268 streams sampled from 1993 to 2002 in 7 major river basins in the Appalachian region of the USA. These models estimate the expected taxonomic composition at each site based on observed variation in taxonomic composition at reference sites. The index, O/E, is the...
Authors
D.M. Carlisle, C.P. Hawkins, M. R. Meador, M. Potapova, J. Falcone
A Comparison of Natural and Urban Characteristics and the Development of Urban Intensity Indices Across Six Geographic Settings A Comparison of Natural and Urban Characteristics and the Development of Urban Intensity Indices Across Six Geographic Settings
As part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program, the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems have been intensively investigated in six metropolitan areas in the United States. Approximately 30 watersheds in each area, ranging in size from 4 to 560 square kilometers (median is 50 square kilometers), and spanning a development gradient from very low to...
Authors
James A. Falcone, Jana Stewart, Steven Sobieszczyk, Jean Dupree, Gerard McMahon, Gary Buell
Land-Cover and Imperviousness Data for Regional Areas near Denver, Colorado; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; and Milwaukee-Green Bay, Wisconsin - 2001 Land-Cover and Imperviousness Data for Regional Areas near Denver, Colorado; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; and Milwaukee-Green Bay, Wisconsin - 2001
This report describes the processing and results of land-cover and impervious surface derivation for parts of three metropolitan areas being studied as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems (EUSE). The data were derived primarily from Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+)...
Authors
James A. Falcone, Daniel K. Pearson
Mapping impervious surface type and sub-pixel abundance using Hyperion hyperspectral imagery Mapping impervious surface type and sub-pixel abundance using Hyperion hyperspectral imagery
Impervious surfaces have been identified as an important and quantifiable indicator of environmental degradation in urban settings. A number of research efforts have been directed at mapping impervious surface type using multispectral imagery. To date, however, no studies have compared equivalent techniques using multispectral and hyperspectral imagery to that end. In this study, data...
Authors
James A. Falcone, R. Gomez