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- Creator:
- Agnit Mukhopadhyay, Sanja Panovska, Raven Garvey, Michael Liemohn, Natalia Ganjushkina, Austin Brenner, Ilya Usoskin, Michael Balikhin, and Daniel Welling
- Description:
- In the recent geological past, Earth’s magnetic field reduced to 4% of the modern values and the magnetic poles moved severely apart from the geographic poles causing the Laschamps geomagnetic excursion, which happened about 41 millennia ago. The excursion lasted for about two millennia, with the peak strength reduction and dipole tilting lasting for a shorter period of 300 years. During this period, the geomagnetic field exhibited significant differences from the modern nearly-aligned dipolar field, causing non-dipole variables to mimic a magnetic field akin to the outer planets while displaying a significantly reduced magnetic strength. However, the precise magnetospheric configuration and their electrodynamic coupling with the atmosphere have remained critically understudied. This dataset contains the first space plasma investigation of the exact geomagnetic conditions in the near-Earth space environment during the excursion. The study contains a full 3D reconstruction and analysis of the geospace system including the intrinsic geomagnetic field, magnetospheric system and the upper atmosphere, linked in sequence using feedback channels for distinct temporal epochs. The reconstruction was conducted using the LSMOD.2 model, Block Adaptive Tree Solar wind-Roe-Upwind Scheme (BATS-R-US) Model and the MAGnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (MAGNIT) Auroral Precipitation Model, all of which are publicly-available models. The dataset contains the raw data from each of these models, in addition to the images/post-processing results generated using these models. Paleomagnetic data produced by LSMOD.2 can be visualized using a combination of linear plotting and contour plotting tools available commonly in visualization software like Python (e.g. Python/Matplotlib) or MATLAB. Standard tools to read and visualize BATS-R-US and MAGNIT output are already publicly available using IDL and Python (see SpacePy/PyBats - https://spacepy.github.io/pybats.html). For information and details about the post-processed data, visualization and analysis, please contact the authors for details. The anthropological dataset can be visualized using a shape file reader (e.g. Python/GeoPandas) and a linear plotting tool (e.g. Python/Matplotlib).
- Discipline:
- Engineering and Science
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- Creator:
- Malyarenko, Dariya, Chenevert, Thomas L, Heist, Kevin, Bonham, Christopher, and Ross, Brian
- Description:
- The imaging data was used to measure repeatability and temporal trends of quantitative imaging biomarkers of myelofibrosis in bone marrow based on apparent diffusion coefficient, fat fraction and magnetization transfer ratio. The dataset consists of time series of the MRI Meta-image-header (MHD) images of wild type and diseased mice combined by the imaging time point. The MHD images are an ITK compatible format that can be viewed in standard image viewer, like 3D Slicer. Each time point image archive is structured with a directory tree that contains ./././"mouseID"/"scan-date"/"acquisition type"/
- Keyword:
- murine tibia MRI, bone marrow imaging, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), proton density fat fraction (PDFF), magnetization transfer ratio (MTR), and pre-clinical model of myelofibrosis
- Citation to related publication:
- Ross BD, Malyarenko D, Heist K, Amouzandeh G, Jang Y, Bonham CA, Amirfazli C, Luker GD, Chenevert TL. Repeatability of Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers in the Tibia Bone Marrow of a Murine Myelofibrosis Model. Tomography. 2023 Feb 28;9(2):552-566. doi: 10.3390/tomography9020045. PMID: 36961004; PMCID: PMC10037563.
- Discipline:
- Health Sciences
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- Creator:
- Klinich, Kathleen D, Hu, Jingwen, Boyle, Kyle J, Manary, Miriam A., and Orton, Nichole R
- Description:
- As part of a project to develop side impact test procedures for evaluating wheelchairs, wheelchair tiedowns and occupant restraint systems (WTORS), and vehicle-based occupant protection systems for wheelchair seating stations, we created validated finite element (FE) models to support procedure development. Models were constructed using LS-DYNA. Dynamic sled tests were performed to validate the FE models of surrogate fixtures and commercial hardware. Validated FE models were developed for the Surrogate wheelchair base (SWCB), Surrogate wheelchair for side impact (SWCSI), a manual wheelchair (Ki Mobility Catalyst 5), and a power wheelchair (Quantum Rehab Edge 2.0). Additional FE models of a heavy-duty anchor meeting the Universal Docking Interface Geometry (UDIG), surrogate four-point strap tiedowns (SWTORS), a traditional docking station, and the surrogate wall fixture were also developed.
- Keyword:
- finite element, wheelchair, transportation, and tiedown
- Discipline:
- Engineering
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- Creator:
- Sorensen, Troy R, Espey, Eamon, Kelley, John G. W. , Kessler, James, and Gronewold, Andrew D.
- Description:
- Inland lakes play a critical role in ecosystem stability, and robust validation of lake models is essential for understanding their dynamics. While remote sensing data can assist with lake surface temperature validation, in situ data typically provides more accurate, reliable data not limited to only the lake surface. However, in situ temperature data for many individual lakes, particularly in North America, is difficult for researchers to quickly access in a standardized format. This database offers a well-organized collection of in situ near-surface and subsurface temperatures from 134 sites divided among 29 large North American inland lakes collected from a variety of sources. The database includes multiple subsurface temperatures throughout the depth profile of 84 of these sites, providing comprehensive data for lake model evaluation. All lakes selected for this database are large enough (over approximately 30 km^2 to be represented by large-scale operational weather models, supporting robust lake model validation efforts on the lakes that have the greatest impact on climatology.
- Keyword:
- lake, temperature, in situ, and subsurface
- Citation to related publication:
- Sorensen, T., Espey, E., Kelley, J.G.W. et al. A database of in situ water temperatures for large inland lakes across the coterminous United States. Sci Data 11, 282 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03103-8
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- Surdoval, Alison, Jain, Meha, Wang, Haoyu, and Blesh, Jennifer
- Description:
- We conducted a mixed-methods study to understand how financial incentive programs impact transitions to cover cropping in Michigan. Michigan farms span a wide range of soil types, climate conditions, and cropping systems that create opportunities for cover crop adoption in the state. We tested the relationship between Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payments for cover crops and cover crop adoption between 2008-2019, as measured by remote sensing. Panel fixed effects regressions showed that EQIP increased winter cover crop presence. Every EQIP dollar for cover crops was associated with a 0.01 hectare increase in winter cover, while each hectare enrolled in an EQIP contract for cover crops was associated with a 0.86 – 0.93 hectare increase in winter cover.
- Keyword:
- adoption, cover crop, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, financial incentive program, Michigan, remote sensing
- Citation to related publication:
- Surdoval, A., Jain, M., Blair, E., Wang, H., and J. Blesh. In press. Financial incentive programs and farm diversification with cover crops: Assessing opportunities and challenges.
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- Abraczinskas, Carol and Capobianco, Alessio
- Description:
- These files (.tiff format) provide high-resolution images of a fossil specimen complementing the formal description of the osteoglossid fish †Macroprosopon hiltoni from the Eocene (Ypresian) of Morocco.
- Keyword:
- Paleontology, Fossil, Osteoglossidae, FSAC, Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Casablanca, Morocco, and Eocene
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- CTEES
- Description:
- Reconstructed CT slices for Snout region of Macroprosopon (catalog number FSAC CP 330; FSAC = Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Casablanca, Morocco) as a series of TIFF images. Raw projections are not included in this dataset. The reconstructed slice data from the scan are offered here as a series of unsigned 16-bit integer TIFF images. The upper left corner of the first image (*_0000.tif) is the XYZ origin.
- Keyword:
- Paleontology, Fossil, CT, Osteoglossidae, FSAC, Faculty of Sciences Aïn Chock, Casablanca, Morocco, and Eocene
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- CTEES
- Description:
- Reconstructed CT slices for skull of Pantodon buchholzi (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology catalog number UMMZ Fish 249782) as a series of TIFF images. Raw projections are not included in this dataset. The reconstructed slice data from the scan are offered here as a series of unsigned 16-bit integer TIFF images. The upper left corner of the first image (*_0000.tif) is the XYZ origin.
- Keyword:
- Zoology, Ichthyology, Fish, CT, Pantodontidae, and UMMZ
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- CTEES
- Description:
- Reconstructed CT slices for skull of Hiodon tergisus (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology catalog number UMMZ Fish 247425) as a series of TIFF images. Raw projections are not included in this dataset. The reconstructed slice data from the scan are offered here as a series of unsigned 16-bit integer TIFF images. The upper left corner of the first image (*_0000.tif) is the XYZ origin.
- Keyword:
- Zoology, Ichthyology, Fish, CT, Hiodontidae, and UMMZ
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- CTEES
- Description:
- Reconstructed CT slices for skull of Heterotis niloticus (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology catalog number UMMZ Fish 195004) as a series of TIFF images. Raw projections are not included in this dataset. The reconstructed slice data from the scan are offered here as a series of unsigned 16-bit integer TIFF images. The upper left corner of the first image (*_0000.tif) is the XYZ origin.
- Keyword:
- Zoology, Ichthyology, Fish, CT, Osteoglossidae, and UMMZ
- Discipline:
- Social Sciences