Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Skip to content

Try the next-generation Data Catalog at catalog-beta.data.gov and help shape it with your feedback.

Exceedance Probability and Predictor Data for Uranium and Radon concentrations in New Hampshire Groundwater

Metadata Updated: January 21, 2026

Statewide maps of the probability of exceeding a given concentration of either uranium (U) or radon (Rn) in New Hampshire groundwater (represented as statewide rasters) are the product of statistical analyses and are available here. The dependent variables in these statistical models were either 1) the natural log of Rn concentrations or 2) a dichotomous variable indicating the exceedance of 1 microgram per liter (μg/L) U in groundwater samples. In the case of U, a dichotomous variable was used because of the large number of measured samples below the detection limit. A boosted Regression Tree (BRT) model was selected for the U analysis with an exceedance probability of 1 ug/L because that was near the center of observed measured concentrations. Ordinary Least Squares was selected for the Rn analysis, which permitted predictions for multiple exceedance values (300, 2000, and 4000 ug/L selected) from a single model. Raster datasets included in this data release are: 1) rasters of input predictor variables for the state of New Hampshire at 30-m resolution. – Each 30-meter cell has a unique cell value (GRID_CODE) and the associated attributes used as predictors. One set of 3 rasters (North, Central, and South) is used for Rn exceedance probability calculations and the other set of 3 rasters were used for U exceedance probability calculations; 2) output rasters of the probabilities of exceeding 200, 2000, and 4,000 pCi/L for radon and 1 μg/L for uranium, at 30-m resolution. – These exceedance probability rasters are presented in integer format to store the data more efficiently. For this reason, the value of each cell must be divided by 100,000 to obtain the actual exceedance probability (a number that can range from 0 to 1).

Access & Use Information

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.

Downloads & Resources

Dates

Metadata Created Date January 13, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 21, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 13, 2026
Metadata Updated Date January 21, 2026
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer
Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_60c0cdcdd34e86b93894048b
Data Last Modified 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:12
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/usgs-data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Datagov Dedupe Retained 20260121024932
Harvest Object Id b24b68b8-68e7-4ec8-ad1a-d8d47e4d3b55
Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -72.6119, 42.6882, -72.6119, 45.3057, -70.6924, 45.3057, -70.6924, 42.6882, -72.6119, 42.6882}
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 84b6918f06344ef4c6b182abc1586f956a6cf500675d86843345037dafbc2751
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -72.6119, 42.6882, -72.6119, 45.3057, -70.6924, 45.3057, -70.6924, 42.6882, -72.6119, 42.6882}

Didn't find what you're looking for? Suggest a dataset here.