Data - Colorado State University
The CSU Data Collection contains the research data produced by scholars at CSU that has been made available in Mountain Scholar. Our current collection has a particular focus on the natural sciences, featuring the
For more information about how to submit your work to the data collection, and for policies and forms, please see the
Please note that publication of large (> 4GB) datasets is currently paused, as we work to transition our repository service to a new platform. For additional information, please contact Mara.Sedlins@colostate.edu.
Recent Submissions
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Spatially interpolated PM2.5 concentrations for the US from 2019-2020
This dataset contains spatially interpolated daily PM2.5 concentrations observed by monitors in the Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality System and non-smoke seasonal background PM2.5 estimates for 2019-2020. It ... -
Data associated with "Constraining aerosol phase function using dual-view geostationary satellites"
Passive satellite observations play an important role in monitoring global aerosol properties and helping quantify aerosol radiative forcing in the climate system. The quality of aerosol retrievals from the satellite ... -
Dataset associated with "Trifluoroacetic acid deposition from emissions of HFO-1234yf in India, China, and the Middle East"
We have investigated trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) formation from emissions of HFO-1234yf, its dry and wet deposition, and rainwater concentration over India, China, and the Middle East with GEOS-Chem and WRF-Chem models. We ... -
Dataset associated with "Forecasting Excessive Rainfall with Random Forests and a Deterministic Convection-Allowing Model"
Approximately seven years of daily initializations from the convection-allowing National Severe Storms Laboratory Weather Research and Forecasting Model are used as inputs to train random forest (RF) machine learning models ... -
Data and code associated with “Supporting Adaptive Management with Ecological Forecasting: Chronic Wasting Disease in the Jackson Elk Herd”
Adaptive management has emerged as the prevailing approach for combining environmental research and management to advance science and policy. Adaptive management, as originally formulated by Carl Walters in 1986, depends ... -
Dataset of filtration efficiency associated with "Quantifying the health benefits of face masks and respirators to mitigate exposure to severe air pollution"
Familiarity with the use of face coverings to reduce the risk of respiratory disease has increased during the coronavirus pandemic; however, recommendations for their use outside of the pandemic remains limited. Here, we ... -
Dataset associated with “Investigating the origins and evolution of a glyphosate-resistant weed invasion in South America”
The global invasion, and subsequent spread and evolution of weeds provides unique opportunities to address fundamental questions in evolutionary and invasion ecology. Amaranthus palmeri is a widespread glyphosate-resistant ... -
Dataset associated with "Differential influence of humans impacts on age-specific demography underpin trends in an African elephant population"
Diagnosing age-specific influences on demographic trends and their drivers in at-risk wildlife species can support the development of targeted conservation interventions. Such information also underpins understanding of ... -
Datasets associated with ‘All Logjams Are Not Created Equal’
Logjams create diverse physical and ecological effects in stream channels, including at least temporary storage of water, sediment, and particulate organic matter. We hypothesize that logjams that span the entire bankfull ... -
Data associated with “Adapting the COSP Radar Simulator to Compare GCM Output and GPM Precipitation Radar Observations”
Comparisons of precipitation between general circulation models (GCMs) and observations are often confounded by a mismatch between model output and instrument measurements, including variable type and temporal and spatial ... -
Dataset associated with “NSF Noyce Phase II: Empowering Scholars and STEM Teachers” project
The CSU Noyce program was supported by the National Science Foundation Noyce Program. Funding supported undergraduate majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors who were also enrolled in CSU’s ... -
Dataset associated with "Three flavors of radiative feedbacks and their implications for estimating Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity"
The realization that atmospheric radiative feedbacks depend on the underlying patterns of surface warming and global temperature, and thus, change over time has led to an ignition of feedback definitions and methods to ... -
Dataset for "De-unionization and the wages of essential workers"
A definition of essential industries based on recent federal government guidelines is used to trace out the trajectory of wages for essential and nonessential sectors over time in the United States. This retrospective ... -
Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) Peroxyacetyl Nitrate (PAN) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) retrievals for the 2018 wildfire season over the western U.S.
We use new peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) observations from the Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite to investigate PAN over the western U.S. during the summer 2018 ... -
Data set associated with “A low-cost monitor for simultaneous measurement of fine particulate matter and aerosol optical depth – Part 3: Automation and design improvements”
Atmospheric particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) impacts public health, the environment, and the climate. Consequently, a need exists for accurate, distributed measurements of surface-level ... -
Forecast dataset associated with “From Random Forests to Flood Forecasts: A Research to Operations Success Story”
Because excessive rainfall is poorly defined and difficult to forecast, there is a need for tools for Weather Prediction Center (WPC) forecasters to use when generating Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (EROs), which are issued ... -
Dataset associated with "Effect of discrepancies caused by model resolution on model-measurement comparison for surface black carbon"
Emission constraining studies have relied on comparisons of model against measurements, but the influence of model resolution has not been fully addressed. This work investigates the discrepancies caused by model resolution ... -
Dataset associated with "Particle Size Distribution Dynamics Can Help Constrain the Phase State of Secondary Organic Aerosol"
Particle phase state is a property of atmospheric aerosols that has important implications for the formation, evolution, and gas/particle partitioning of secondary organic aerosol (SOA). In this work, we use a size-resolved ... -
Data associated with “How Big is Big Enough? Surprising Responses of a Semi-arid Grassland to Increasing Deluge Size”
Climate change has intensified the hydrologic cycle globally, increasing the magnitude and frequency of large precipitation events, or deluges. Dryland ecosystems are expected to be particularly responsive to increases in ...
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