Dataset Overview

This dataset provides daily and annual air temperature, river water level, and leaf drop dates coincident with the moose (Alces alces) hunting season (September) for the area surrounding the rural communities of Nulato, Koyukuk, Kaltag, Galena, Ruby, Huslia, and Hughes in interior Alaska, USA, over the period 2000-2016. The main objective of the study was to assess how the environmental conditions impacted the success of hunters who rely on moose as a subsistence resource.

Source

The dataset originates from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC), which hosts data related to biogeochemical dynamics and ecological studies.

Column descriptors

1. year: Year of observation.
2. month: Month of observation (e.g., "September").
3. day: Day of the month.
4. hunting_week: Weekly hunting period (e.g., Week 1, Week 2).
5. leaf_drop_early_late: Indicator for the leaf drop stage (early or late season).
6. temp_max: Maximum temperature recorded for the day (in degrees Celsius).
7. temp_min: Minimum temperature recorded for the day (in degrees Celsius).
8. temp_mean: Mean temperature for the day (in degrees Celsius).
9. water_level: Water level measurements in the observed region.
10. latitude_n: Northern latitude coordinates of the location.
11. latitude_s: Southern latitude coordinates of the location.
12. longitude_e: Eastern longitude coordinates of the location.
13. longitude_w: Western longitude coordinates of the location.

Potential Uses

• Analyze the impact of temperature variations on hunting season conditions.
• Monitor water level fluctuations during specific months or hunting weeks.
• Study geographic patterns and their relation to environmental conditions.
• Explore ecological changes and their effects on wildlife habitats.

Acknowledgment

This dataset was retrieved from the ORNL DAAC repository (Dataset ID: 1739) and is made available for research and analysis purposes.