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. 2015 Sep 28;112(41):12723–12728. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1512542112

Table S3.

Major land management activities and natural disturbances used in model simulations

Type Source/reference Spatial resolution Time period
Crop management
 Crop yield USDA NASS crop yields County 1992–2050
 Fertilization USDA ERS fertilization use County 1992–2050
 Manure USDA ERS manure use County 1992–2050
 Tillage Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) County 1992–2050
 Irrigation USGS Irrigated Agr. Dataset 250 m NA
Derived crop management
 Derived crop type, manure, tillage, and fertilizer Derived grids for this study (34) 250 m 1992–2050
Fire
 Extent, severity, frequency USGS Professional Report 1797 (18) 250 m 1992–2050
Forest clearcuts
 Forest-stand age USGS Land Cover Trends Project 250 m 1992–2050
 Timber product output TPO form USDA FIA RPA State 2009
Forest partial cutting
 Forest thinning ratio USDA Forest Service FIA FIA unit NA
Forest disturbance
 Forest mortality ratio USDA Forest Service FIA FIA unit NA
Drought
 Precipitation PRISM Climate Group and CFS 250 m 1992–2050

Note: CFS, Canadian Forest Service; CTIC, Conservation Technology Information Center; NA, not applicable; NASS, National Agricultural Statistics service; PRISM, parameter-elevation regressions on independent slopes model; TPO, timber product output; USDA, US Department of Agriculture; USDA ERS, USDA Economic Research Service; USDA FIA RPA, USDA Forest Inventory Analysis Resource Planning Act; USGS, US Geological Survey.