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GECSC staff are responsible for the development of data and information products that support global environmental research, landscape change investigations, geologic studies and emergency response activities. 

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Climate Impact Meteorological Stations (CLIM-MET) data from Canyonlands National Park, Utah

These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environm

Climate Impact Meteorological Stations (CLIM-MET) data from the Mojave National Preserve, California (2016-2022)

These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environm

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 aesthetic

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.

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 update da

Spectral reflectance measurements of standard reference materials in laboratory setting using an Analytical Spectral Devices (ASD) FieldSpec® 4 Hi-Res and Ocean Optics OCEAN-HDX-VIS-NIR® (HDX), suitable for comparison to other spectroradiometer measuremen

Two spectroradiometers, a Malvern Panalytical Analytical Spectral Devices FieldSpec® 4 Hi-Res (hereafter referred to as ASD spectrometer) and a high sensitivity spectrometer, OCEAN-HDX-VIS-NIR®, from Ocean Optics (hereafter referred to as HDX) were used to collect reflectance measurements of materials in a controlled indoor setting at the USGS Spectroscopy Lab in Denver, Colorado on July 8, 2022 t

Surficial geologic map database for the Blanca Peak, Walsenburg, Trinidad, and Alamosa 30' x 60' quadrangles, Colorado

This data release presents geologic map data for the surficial geology of the Blanca Peak, Walsenburg, Trinidad, and Alamosa 30' x 60' quadrangles, Colorado, and an adjacent area to the north of the Blanca Peak quadrangle. The map area lies within two physiographic provinces of Fenneman (1928): the Southern Rocky Mountains Province, and the Great Plains Province, Raton Section. Geologic mapping is

Urban tree cover provides consistent mitigation of extreme heat in arid but not humid cities - data release

Urban land cover types influence the urban microclimates. However, recent work indicates the magnitude of land cover’s microclimate influence is affected by aridity. Moreover, this variation in cooling and warming potentials of urban land cover types can substantially alter the exposure of urban areas to extreme heat. Our goal is to understand both the relative influences of urban land cover on lo

Digital database of a 3D Geological Model of western South Dakota

This digital GIS dataset and accompanying nonspatial files synthesize the model outputs from a regional-scale volumetric 3-D geologic model that portrays the generalized subsurface geology of western South Dakota from a wide variety of input data sources.The study area includes all of western South Dakota from west of the Missouri River to the Black Hills uplift and Wyoming border. The model data

Integrating land use land cover change into future scenarios of electricity systems - Data Release

Modeled projections for deep decarbonization require large amounts of solar energy, which may compete with other land uses such as agriculture, urbanization, and conservation of natural lands. Existing capacity expansion models do not integrate land use land cover change (LULC) dynamics into projections. We explored the interaction between projected LULC and solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment by i

Data Release for Luminescence: Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida estuarine sediment cores

As part of the Coastal Sediment Availability and Flux and Defense Advanced Research Protection Agency (DARPA) Reefense projects, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) conducted a nearshore geophysical survey to map and characterize the stratigraphy of back-barrier bays near Panama City, Florida (FL) in June 2022. This data r

Digital data for 3-D Geologic Framework and Textural Models for Cuyama Valley Groundwater Basin, California

This digital dataset was created as part of a U.S. Geological Survey study in cooperation with the Santa Barbara County Water Agency to conduct a hydrologic resource assessment and develop an integrated numerical hydrologic model of the hydrologic system of Cuyama Valley, CA. As part of this larger study, the USGS developed this digital dataset of geologic data and three-dimensional hydrogeologic
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