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Red Alder Basal Area, by Stream Reach, for the Pacific Northwest

Dates

Release Date
2011-01-01
Time Period
2008
Publication Date

Citation

Johnson, H., 2011, Red Alder Basal Area, by Stream Reach, for the Pacific Northwest: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FOF0SY.

Summary

These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS’s policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release. Red alder (Alnus rubra) are a common component of forests in Western Oregon and Washington. This file provides an estimate of red alder basal area in western Oregon and Washington for each incremental catchment of the USGS Pacific Northwest SPARROW model.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey, Hank Johnson
Process Contact :
Hank Johnson, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Hank Johnson
Metadata Contact :
U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Oregon Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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redAlderSources_MRB7.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
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RedAlderSources_MRB7.zip 6.82 MB application/zip
RedAlderSources_MRB7.gif thumbnail 300.38 KB image/gif

Purpose

This data set was developed to estimate the contribution of red alder to the in-stream total nitrogen load for the USGS Pacific Northwest SPARROW model. Red alder has been shown to be related to nitrogen fixing (Tree Species Compendium, 2011), an important factor in the SPARROW model.
Illustration of Red Alder Basal Area, by Stream Reach, for the Pacific Northwest
Illustration of Red Alder Basal Area, by Stream Reach, for the Pacific Northwest

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Provenance

These data were originally released on the Water Mission Area National Spatial Data Infrastructure Node and were migrated to sciencebase.gov in 2023. These data were released prior to the October 1, 2016 effective date for the USGS's policy dictating the review, approval, and release of scientific data as referenced in USGS Survey Manual Chapter 502.8 Fundamental Science Practices: Review and Approval of Scientific Data for Release.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9FOF0SY

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