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Drought and Moisture Surplus for the Conterminous United States, Annual Data 5-Year Windows (Image Service)

Metadata Updated: December 5, 2024

Note: To download this raster dataset, go to ArcGIS Open Data Set and click the download button, and under additional resources select raster download option; the data can also be downloaded directly from the FSGeodata Clearinghouse. To summarize this dataset by U.S. Forest Service Lands, see the Drought Summary Tool. You can also explore cumulative drought and moisture changes from this StoryMap; additional drought products from the Office of Sustainability and Climate are available in our Climate Gallery and the OSC Drought page.The Moisture Deficit and Surplus map uses moisture difference z-score datasets developed by scientists Frank Koch, John Coulston, and William Smith of the Forest Service Southern Research Station. A z-score is a statistical method for assessing how different a value is from the mean (average). Mean moisture values were derived from historical data on precipitation and potential evapotranspiration, from 1900 to 2023. The greater the z-value, the larger the departure from average conditions, indicating larger moisture deficits or surpluses. Thus, the dark red areas on this map indicate a five-year period with extremely dry conditions, relative to the average conditions over the past century. For further reading on the methodology used to build these maps, see the publication here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/43361

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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Dates

Metadata Created Date November 3, 2022
Metadata Updated Date December 5, 2024

Metadata Source

Harvested from USDA JSON

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 3, 2022
Metadata Updated Date December 5, 2024
Publisher U.S. Forest Service
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2019-10-17
Data Last Modified 2024-10-18
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 005:96
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Harvest Source Title USDA JSON
Homepage URL https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::drought-and-moisture-surplus-for-the-conterminous-united-states-annual-data-5-year-windows-image-service
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Metadata Type geospatial
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Program Code 005:059
Source Datajson Identifier True
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