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- Creator:
- Title, Pascal O. and Bemmels, Jordan B.
- Description:
- The ENVIREM dataset v1.0 is a set of 16 climatic and 2 topographic variables that can be used in modeling species' distributions. The strengths of this dataset include their close ties to ecological processes, and their availability at a global scale, at several spatial resolutions, and for several time periods. The underlying temperature and precipitation data that went into their construction comes from the WorldClim dataset ( www.worldclim.org), and the solar radiation data comes from the Consortium for Spatial Information ( www.cgiar-csi.org). The data are compatible with and expand the set of variables from WorldClim v1.4 ( www.worldclim.org). For more information, please visit the project website: envirem.github.io
- Keyword:
- raster, species distribution modeling, and bioclimatic
- Citation to related publication:
- Title, P. O. and Bemmels, J. B. (2018), ENVIREM: an expanded set of bioclimatic and topographic variables increases flexibility and improves performance of ecological niche modeling. Ecography, 41: 291-307. http://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02880
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Jenkins, G. J. and Bougher, S. W.
- Description:
- In early 2019, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission underwent an ~2-month aerobraking campaign, during which time the spacecraft periapsis altitude was lowered from its nominal altitude range of 140-160 km to as low as ~123 km. Excluding spacecraft walk-in/out maneuvers, accelerometer measurements were made along 272 orbits with coverage spanning Ls 340-3°, latitudes ~5-54°S, longitudes 0-360°, and Local Solar Time (LST) ~22-17 hours. In this study, we perform a diagnostic analysis of the full aerobraking data set by fitting 4-harmonic waves to mass densities. We then study the variations of these waves as a function of latitude with an emphasis on those observed previously in Mars’ thermosphere by MAVEN and other missions. Additionally, we utilize data collected during the same time period from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Mars Climate Sounder to study the vertical propagation of waves originating from the middle atmosphere. Key results indicate that normalized wave amplitudes decrease with latitude, and this is consistent with the latitudinal structure of a diurnal Kelvin mode. We also observe that waves imprinted from the middle atmosphere show normalized amplitude growth with increasing altitude. A complete summary of data sets, analysis methodology, and scientific results is given. The purpose of this study is to add to the body of knowledge surrounding Martian atmospheric wave features and to provide further constraints for future numerical modeling and subsequent tidal mode identification.
- Keyword:
- MAVEN, Mars Thermosphere, Accelerometer Data Set, Global Data Set, and Wave Analysis of Tides
- Citation to related publication:
- Jenkins, G. A., Bougher, S. W., Lugo, R., Tolson, R. H., Zurek, R. W., Baird, D., Steele, L., Kass, D., Withers, P. (2023), MAVEN Accelerometer Observations of Thermospheric Densities during Aerobraking and Deep Dip 2: Wave Features and Connections to Upward Propagating Thermal Tides, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, xx, xx.
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Walsh, Lisa L
- Description:
- Stable isotope values of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) from Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) guard hairs were analyzed to evaluate the ecology and winter adaptations in opossums by Dr. Lisa L. Walsh as part of her Ph.D. thesis in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department. The collection of stable isotope data took place from 2017 to 2019. Guard hair was processed at the University of Michigan and analyzed by the University of New Mexico Center for Stable Isotopes (UNM-CSI, USA). Captive and wild opossums were evaluated for evidence of biannual or incomplete biannual molting, a mammalian adaptation to harsh winters. Results suggest opossums do not exhibit either winter molting strategy and that guard hairs capture the opossum’s lifetime diet (Walsh and Tucker 2021). The stable isotope values were used to test the hypothesis that a Type A generalist’s niche is positively correlated with habitat heterogeneity and to evaluate which climate variables best explained isotope values. There was a positive correlation between isotopic niche size and habitat-diversity indexes (Walsh and Tucker 2020). The δ13C values from opossums in the Midwest and Northeast to test whether opossums rely on anthropogenic trash to survive extreme winters. There was no significant relationship between δ13C and winter variables, but there was a significant increase in variance of Midwest opossums’ δ13C after the 1970 corn agricultural boom (Walsh and Tucker 2023).
- Keyword:
- stable isotope, Virginia opossum, mesopredator, ecology, and mammal
- Citation to related publication:
- Walsh, L.L. and P.K. Tucker. 2020. Habitat heterogeneity is correlated with isotopic niche breadth across the range of a mammalian generalist mesopredator. Ecosphere, 11(12): e03314. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3314, Walsh, L.L. and P.K. Tucker. 2021. Stable isotope values suggest opossums (Didelphis virginiana) at their northern edge do not seasonally molt. Northeastern Naturalist, 28(1): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1656/045.028.0101, and Walsh, L.L., and P.K. Tucker. 2023. Evaluating anthropogenic influence on a mesopredator: Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) isotope values influenced by corn agriculture more than urbanization. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 101: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2021-0172.
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Bougher, Stephen W. and Roeten, Kali J.
- Description:
- The NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft, which is currently in orbit around Mars, has been taking systematic measurements of the densities and deriving temperatures in the upper atmosphere of Mars between about 140 to 240 km above the surface since late 2014. Wind measurement campaigns are also conducted once per month for 5-10 orbits. These densities, temperatures and winds change with time (e.g. solar cycle, season, local time) and location, and sometimes fluctuate quickly. Global dust storm events are also known to significantly impact these density, temperature and wind fields in the Mars thermosphere. For the current project, the derived temperatures and O plus CO2 densities are used to characterize the upper atmosphere dayside thermal and density structure. Presently, more than 6 years of Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) measurements of neutral densities have been obtained by the MAVEN team (e.g. Mahaffy et al. 2015; Bougher et al 2015; Elrod et al., 2017; 2021; Stone et al. 2018; Gupta et al., 2021). Measured neutral density distributions are compared to simulations from a computer model of the Mars atmosphere called M-GITM (Mars Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model), developed at U. of Michigan. Since the global circulation plays a role in the structure, variability, and evolution of the atmosphere, understanding the processes that drive the winds in the upper atmosphere of Mars also provides the needed context for understanding density and temperature distributions and how the atmosphere behaves as a whole system. Three dimensional M-GITM simulations for extreme Mars seasonal and solar cycle conditions were conducted for detailed comparisons with NGIMS derived temperatures and O/CO2 ratio distributions (Bougher et al. 2022). Extracted model densities and temperatures along the MAVEN inbound trajectory of each orbit path (between ~300 km and periapsis) are provided in this Deep Blue Data archive. Corresponding M-GITM heat balance terms are also provided in vertical 1-D tabulated formats. README files are included for each suite of 1-D "flythru" tables, detailing the contents of each file. In addition, a general README file is provided that summarizes the inputs and outputs of the M-GITM code simulations for this study. Finally, a basic version of the M-GITM code can be found on Github at https:/github.com/dpawlows/MGITM.
- Keyword:
- Mars, NASA MAVEN Mission, NGIMS instrument , and M-GITM numerical simulations
- Citation to related publication:
- Bougher, S. W., Benna, M., Elrod, M., Roeten, K., & Thiemann, E. (2023). MAVEN/NGIMS dayside exospheric temperatures over solar cycle and seasons: Role of dayside thermal balances in regulating temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 128, e2022JE007475. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JE007475
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Bacon, Elizabeth, Hanson, Erika N., Austin, Sarah, Delacroix, Emerson, Uhlmann, Wendy, Roberts, Scott, and Resnicow, Ken
- Description:
- Survey respondents were cancer-affected patients seen at an academic medical center, and self-reported experiences with genetic testing and counseling. This is raw dataset is saved in comma separated value (.csv) format.
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- Genetic Testing, Clinician Recommandation , NCCN Guidelines, Hereditary Genetic Testing, and Disparities in Genetic Counseling
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- American Association of Kidney Patients: A List of Support Groups in Michigan. https://aakp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Support-Groups-Michigan.pdf
- Discipline:
- Science and Health Sciences
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- Creator:
- Yu, Chi-Lin, Eggleston, Rachel, Zhang, Kehui, Nickerson, Nia, Sun, Xin, Marks, Rebecca A., Hu, Xiaosu, Brennan, Jonathan R. , Wellman, Henry M. , and Kovelman, Ioulia
- Description:
- The dataset includes 51 children (age range = 6-12 years) who listened to the first chapter of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland during fNIRS neuroimaging. We also provide the text of the story with several word-by-word predictors motivated by research in Theory of Mind development and language. These annotated, naturalistic datasets can be used to replicate prior work and test new hypotheses about everyday social cognition and natural language comprehension in the developing brain.
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- neuroimaging, fNIRS, Children, Theory of Mind, Language, Naturalistic Neuroscience, and Story Listening
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- Minallah, Samar and Steiner, Allison L.
- Description:
- Data format: netcdf4 , Time series duration: 2016-06-01 to 2020-10-31, Temporal resolution: Daily, and Spatial resolution: The model output was regridded to a 0.05 degree rectilinear (lat/lon) grid using the conservative remapping method ("cdo remapcon" tool).
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- Land surface hydrology, Great Lakes, Land surface model, NOAH-MP, WRF-Hydro, and Hydrologic modeling
- Citation to related publication:
- Minallah, S. (2022). A Study on the Atmospheric, Cryospheric, and Hydrologic Processes Governing the Evolution of Regional Hydroclimates (Doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan Ann Arbor). https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/6223
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- Science and Engineering
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- Creator:
- University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology and CTEES
- Description:
- Reconstructed CT slices for tooth, occlusal part of sectioned tooth of Physeter (University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology catalog number UMMP_R_102) 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:
- Sclerochronology, CT, Physeteridae, UMMP, University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology, Ford-Mitchell Collection, Holocene, and CTEES
- Citation to related publication:
- University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology, CTEES. CT Data of UMMP R 102, Physeter tooth (apical part of sectioned tooth) [Data set], University of Michigan - Deep Blue Data. https://doi.org/10.7302/msdh-gc24
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Zhang, Yingxiao MI and Steiner, Allison MI
- Description:
- In the dataset, "_T" means temperature effects only, without "_T" means temperature and precipitation effects are both considered, "_co2" means CO2 effects are considered on the based of temperature and precipitation effects.
- Keyword:
- pollen emission, climate change, and public health
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology and CTEES
- Description:
- Reconstructed CT slices for tooth-apical of Physeter (University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology catalog number UMMP_R_102) 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:
- Sclerochronology, CT, Physeteridae, UMMP, University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology, Ford-Mitchell Collection, Holocene, and CTEES
- Discipline:
- Science