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Aeolian mass flux data for the Colorado Plateau

Metadata Updated: January 5, 2026

These data were compiled to measure airborne horizontal mass flux of sediments moved by wind across soils, climates, vegetation types, and land uses on the Colorado Plateau. Objectives of our study were to quantify spatial and temporal patterns in wind erosion and further our understanding of how soil and site setting, climate, and land uses are controlling wind erosion and horizontal mass flux. These data represent seasonal cumulative horizontal mass flux as measured using passive aspirated sediment traps, Big Spring Number Eight (BSNE) samplers. These data were collected in Grand and San Juan counties, Utah, and Mesa County, Colorado, USA between August 2017 and November 2020. These data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center - Moab, UT, Research Station staff through field visits, that included physically collecting the sediment samples and processing them in the laboratory three times per year. These data can be used to represent the horizontal mass flux of the sampled plots averaged over the seasonal time steps of sampling, for the date ranges represented.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date January 5, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date January 5, 2026
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/usgs-638f657dd34ed907bf7cb46f
Data Last Modified 2023-06-14T00:00:00Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:12
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Metadata Type geospatial
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash e3a558438c48604e3ec659539218abcdf02a2f57ded159d03b73047ecda9a688
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