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Partitioning Evapotranspiration into Green and Blue Water Sources in the Conterminous United States In this study, we combined two actual evapotranspiration datasets (ET), one obtained from a root zone water balance model and another from an energy balance model, to partition annual ET into green (rainfall-based) and blue (surface/groundwater) water sources. Time series maps of green water ET (GWET) and blue water ET (BWET) are produced for the conterminous United States (CONUS) over 2001–2015. Types: Citation; Tags: environment, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Data release for tracking rates of post-fire conifer regeneration distinct from deciduous vegetation recovery across the western U.S. Post-fire shifts in vegetation composition will have broad ecological impacts. However, information characterizing post-fire recovery patterns and their drivers are lacking over large spatial extents. In this analysis we used Landsat imagery collected when snow cover (SCS) was present, in combination with growing season (GS) imagery, to distinguish evergreen vegetation from deciduous vegetation. We sought to (1) characterize patterns in the rate of post-fire, dual season Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) across the region, (2) relate remotely sensed patterns to field-measured patterns of re-vegetation, and (3) identify seasonally-specific drivers of post-fire rates of NDVI recovery. Rates of post-fire... Tags: Arizona, California, Climatology, Colorado, Douglas fir, All tags... Ecology, Engelmann spruce, Forestry, Idaho, Landsat, Lodgepole pine, Montana, NDVI, Nevada, Oregon, Pinyon pine, Remote Sensing, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada Mountains, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Washington, Wyoming, forest fire, recovery, resiliency, succession, wildfire, Fewer tags Data used to estimate and project the effects of climate and land use change on wetland densities in the Prairie Pothole Region These data were used to estimate models relating climate and land cover to wetland densities and develop projections under climate and land use change. Data for model estimation were derived from historical climate data, estimates of hydrological processes based on the Variable Infiltration Capacity model, National Wetlands Inventory, and the National Land Cover Database. Wetland densities were based on observations from the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. Projected climate conditions were derived from ten Global Climate Models, and projected changes in land use were based on an economic model of the effects of climate on land use transitions. These data support the following publication: Sofaer,... Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Montana, North Central CASC, North Dakota, Plants, Prairie Pothole Region, All tags... South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife and Plants, effects of climate change, wetland ecosystems, Fewer tags Predicted Likelihood of Grassland to Cropland Conversion in the U.S. Northern Plains and Prairies Given Climate Change The purpose of this project was to estimate and map the probability that grassland converts to cropland in the northern plains and prairie region given potential climate change. This region provides critical breeding and migratory habitat for waterfowl and other wetland-dependent species, and is also a highly productive agricultural region. Generally, the regional effects projected by climate models are increasing temperatures and more variable precipitation, which could provide incentives for private landowners to convert native and managed grassland to intensive cropland. Conversion of grassland to cropland can result in habitat loss for dependent species and the degradation of a range of ecosystem services. If... Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Botany, Climatology, Data Release, Data Release, All tags... Ecology, Folder, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, National CASC, North Central CASC, North Dakota, Northern plains, Prairie potholes, South Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Water, Coasts and Ice, Wetlands, Wildlife and Plants, Wyoming, agriculture, business and economics, economy, farming, grassland ecosystems, land use change, Fewer tags