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Data for climate-related variation in plant peak biomass and growth phenology across Pacific Northwest tidal marshes

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Publication Date
Start Date
1984
End Date
2016

Citation

Buffington, K.J., Dugger, B.D., and Thorne, K.M., 2018, Data for climate-related variation in plant peak biomass and growth phenology across Pacific Northwest tidal marshes: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18XZR.

Summary

This data release is comprised of tidal marsh biomass data and spatial predictions of peak biomass and Julian day of peak biomass using data from the Landsat archive. Aboveground biomass dry weight of mixed-species plots (25x50 cm) at a tidal marsh in Willapa Bay, Washington were used to establish a relationship between biomass and tasseled cap greeness (TCG). The julian day of annual peak greenness and the value of annual peak greenness for 32 years at Bandon National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Grays Harbor NWR, and Nisqually NWR was calculated by fitting a Gaussian function to the TCG values for a given year. The value of each 30 meter pixel is the Julian day of maximum predicted TCG or the maximum predicted TCG. There are 32 layers [...]

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Aboveground biomass at a Willapa Bay, Washington tidal marsh, June 2016.zip 4.79 KB application/zip
Day of Peak Greenness for the tidal marsh at Bandon National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon (1984-2015).zip 302.42 KB application/zip
Day of Peak Greenness for the tidal marsh at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Washington (1984-2015).zip 187.64 KB application/zip
Day of Peak Greenness for the tidal marsh at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Washington (1984-2015).zip 168.83 KB application/zip
Peak TCG for the tidal marsh at Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Washington (1984-2015).zip 194.84 KB application/zip
Peak TCG for the tidal marsh at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Washington (1984-2015).zip 172.03 KB application/zip
Peak TCG for tidal marsh at Bandon National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon (1984-2015).zip 307.8 KB application/zip

Purpose

The dataset was used to relate interannual variation in climate and plant responses.

Rights

The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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