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Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) - Beltsville, United States Environmental Protection Agency

NAL Geospatial Catalog
    CASTNET measures ambient concentrations of sulfur and nitrogen species as well as rural ozone concentrations. The network includes 90 sites located throughout the US and Canada. Each site measures weekly concentrations of acidic pollutants, base cations and Cl- using a 3-stage filter pack with a controlled flow rate. Most CASTNET sites also include a temperature controlled shelter and continuous ozone monitoring system.

    Sustainable Corn CAP Research Data (USDA-NIFA Award No. 2011-68002-30190): ARDN Products

      ARDN (Agricultural Research Data Network) annotations for Sustainable Corn CAP Research Data (USDA-NIFA Award No. 2011-68002-30190). These data are a subset of the Sustainable Corn CAP (Cropping Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project: Climate Change, Mitigation, and Adaptation in Corn-based Cropping Systems) data specifically developed for Agricultural Research Data Network with csv and json files for easy ingestion into crop models.

      Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory (KSSL) POX-C dataset

        Forty two samples were selected from the Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory (KSSL) archive. The soils (41) were taken from the A horizon except for one sample that came from an O horizon. The samples represented 9 of the 12 US soil Orders, including Mollisols (23), Alfisols (5), Ultisols (5), Andisols (2), Entisols (2), Inceptisols (2), Aridisols (1), Histosols (1) and Vertisols (1). The soils varied widely in SOC (3.0 – 288.4 g kg-1; mean 31 g kg-1), pH (4.3 – 8.5; mean 6.2) and clay content (3.6 – 47.0%; mean 21.5%) The geographic origin of the selected samples and the distribution of SOC concentrations, clay contents and pH values are in the sample selected materials.

        Data from: Genotypic characterization of the U.S. peanut core collection

          This collection contains supplementary data for the manuscript "Genotypic characterization of the U.S. Peanut Core Collection", which describes genotyping results for the USDA peanut core collection. Supplementary files include: descriptive information about the genotyped accessions, SNP genotype calls in several formats, a phylogenetic tree calculated from the genotype data, Structure analysis, PCA analysis, and comparisons with the diploid progenitors.

          Data from: All-hazards dataset mined from the US National Incident Management System 1999–2014

            ICS-209-PLUS is a new dataset mined from the public archive (1999–2014) of the U.S. National Incident Management System/Incident Command System Incident Status Summary Form (a total of 124,411 reports for 25,083 incidents, including 24,608 wildfires). This system captures detailed information on incident management costs, personnel, hazard characteristics, values at risk, fatalities, and structural damage.

            Data from: United States wildlife and wildlife product imports from 2000–2014

              Data are presented on 15 years of the importation of wildlife and their derived products into the United States (2000–2014), originally collected by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. These data include >2 million wildlife or wildlife product shipments, representing >60 biological classes and >3.2 billion live organisms. The data were curated and cleaned, and taxonomic information added to improve usability.

              Data from: A database for global soil health assessment

                The SoilHealthDB database integrates soil health measurements conducted in the field from sites across the globe. SoilHealthDC currently focuses on four main conservation management methods: cover crops, no-tillage, agro-forestry systems, and organic farming. These studies represent 354 geographic sites (i.e., locations with unique latitudes and longitudes) in 42 countries around the world. The SoilHealthDB includes 42 soil health indicators and 46 background indicators that describe factors such as climate, elevation, and soil type.

                Manuresheds: Redesigning crop-livestock agriculture for sustainable intensification

                  The Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network is exploring the concept of the “manureshed,” the manure-spreadable land in the geographic, environmental, and social radius of a confined livestock operation. To better understand opportunities for expanding manuresheds in the United States, we identified the nationwide, county-level pattern of livestock distribution, manure excess, and crop assimilation of manure nutrients.