Correction: Zhang et al. CO₂ Flux over the Contiguous United States in 2016 Inverted by WRF-Chem/DART from OCO-2 XCO₂ Retrievals.... by Qinwei Zhang, Mingqi Li, Maohua Wang, Arthur Paul Mizzi, Yongjian Huang, Chong Wei, Jiuping Jin, Qianrong Gu

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A Repeat Pattern of Founder Events for SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Alaska by Tracie J. Haan, Lisa K. Smith, Stephanie DeRonde, Elva House, Jacob Zidek, Diana Puhak, Logan Mullen, Matthew Redlinger, Jayme Parker, Brian M. Barnes, Jason L. Burkhead, Cindy Knall, Eric Bortz, Jack Chen, Devin M. Drown

“…On the contrary, in the contiguous United States, BA.1.1 dominated cases for longer, eventually being displaced by BA.2 sublineages other than BA.2.3. …”
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Three-dimensional magnetotelluric modeling in the spherical and Cartesian coordinate systems: A comparative study by Qi Han, XiangYun Hu

“…Precise interpretations of the contiguous United States model were found to require spherical coordinates.…”
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Upper limits for road salt pollution in lakes by Christopher T. Solomon, Hilary A. Dugan, William D. Hintz, Stuart E. Jones

“…We used a simple model to explore the controls on road salt concentrations and predict equilibrium concentrations in lakes across the contiguous United States. The model suggests that equilibrium salt concentration depends on three quantities: salt application rate, road density, and runoff (precipitation minus evapotranspiration). …”
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Know All About Environment of the United States / by Shumate, Kisha, author 640271

“…The United States includes a wide variety of climate types due to its large size, range of geographic features, and non-contiguous arrangement. In the contiguous United States to the east of the 100th meridian, the climate ranges from humid continental in the north to humid subtropical in the south. …”
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Intravital microscopy datasets examining key nephron segments of transplanted decellularized kidneys by Peter R. Corridon

“…Measurement(s) DNA • tissue fluorescence Technology Type(s) ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry • intravital microscopy Sample Characteristic - Organism mouse/rat NG108-15 Sample Characteristic - Environment laboratory environment Sample Characteristic - Location contiguous United States of America • Emirate (United Arab Emirates)…”
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Quantifying the Effect of Weather on Advanced Air Mobility Operations by Ashima Sharma, Jay Patrikar, Brady Moon, Sebastian Scherer, Constantine Samaras

“…We quantify and analyze the potential number of flyable hours for an advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicle over the contiguous United States. We use Meteorological Aerodrome Reports (METARs) from 2019, covering 91 airports in the US. …”
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Estimating rooftop solar technical potential across the US using a combination of GIS-based methods, lidar data, and statistical modeling by Pieter Gagnon, Robert Margolis, Jennifer Melius, Caleb Phillips, Ryan Elmore

“…This would equate to 38.6% of the electricity that was sold in the contiguous United States in 2013. This estimate is substantially higher than a previous estimate made by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. …”
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Mapping hydrologic alteration and ecological consequences in stream reaches of the conterminous United States by Ryan A. McManamay, Rob George, Ryan R. Morrison, Benjamin L. Ruddell

“…Measurement(s) hydrologic alteration, human alteration of streamflow regimes • fish biodiversity Technology Type(s) Random forest • Quantile regression techniques Factor Type(s) human disturbances in streams (land use, dam storage, water use) Sample Characteristic - Organism Freshwater fish Sample Characteristic - Environment stream Sample Characteristic - Location contiguous United States of America…”
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Connecting spaceborne lidar with NFI networks: A method for improved estimation of forest structure and biomass by Paul B. May, Ralph O. Dubayah, Jamis M. Bruening, George C. Gaines, III

“…We leveraged the density and spatial correlation of GEDI observations to make predictions of the cumulative waveform over 326,787 NFI plots distributed across the contiguous United States. The predictions yield probability distributions, giving not only a predicted waveform but quantification of prediction uncertainty. …”
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Evaluation and Bias Correction of the ERA5 Reanalysis over the United States for Wind and Solar Energy Applications by James M. Wilczak, Elena Akish, Antonietta Capotondi, Gilbert P. Compo

“…The applicability of the ERA5 reanalysis for estimating wind and solar energy generation over the contiguous United States is evaluated using wind speed and irradiance variables from multiple observational data sets. …”
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Harmonized nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin from 1980 to 2018 by Emma Krasovich, Peiley Lau, Jeanette Tseng, Julia Longmate, Kendon Bell, Solomon Hsiang

“…Measurement(s) Nitrogen Compound • phosphorus compound Technology Type(s) water monitors Sample Characteristic - Environment water body • watershed • amount of nitrogen atom in water • water pollution • pollution monitoring • amount of phosphorus in water Sample Characteristic - Location river, contiguous United States of America • Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin…”
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Echinococcus spp. Tapeworms in North America by Jacey Roche Cerda, Danielle Elise Buttke, Lora Rickard Ballweber

“…We describe the context of Echinococcus spp. research in North America, with a specific focus on the contiguous United States. Although studies were conducted in the United States throughout the 1900s on various sylvatic and domestic Echinococcus spp. tapeworm cycles, data are lacking for the past ≈30 years. …”
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Higher emissions scenarios lead to more extreme flooding in the United States by Hanbeen Kim, Gabriele Villarini

“…Abstract Understanding projected changes in flooding across the contiguous United States (CONUS) helps increase our capability to adapt to and mitigate against this hazard. …”
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Examining Rural and Urban Sentiment Difference in COVID-19–Related Topics on Twitter: Word Embedding–Based Retrospective Study by Yongtai Liu, Zhijun Yin, Congning Ni, Chao Yan, Zhiyu Wan, Bradley Malin

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to (1) identify the primary COVID-19–related topics in the contiguous United States communicated over Twitter and (2) compare the sentiments urban and rural users expressed about these topics. …”
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Inclusion of bedrock vadose zone in dynamic global vegetation models is key for simulating vegetation structure and function by D. A. Lapides, W. J. Hahm, M. Forrest, D. M. Rempe, T. Hickler, D. N. Dralle

“…First, we use a water flux-tracking deficit approach to more accurately parameterize plant-accessible water storage capacity across the contiguous United States, which critically includes the water in bedrock below depths typically prescribed by soil databases. …”
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Single cell transcriptome sequencing of inspiratory neurons of the preBötzinger complex in neonatal mice by Caroline K. David, Yae K. Sugimura, Prajkta S. Kallurkar, Maria Cristina D. Picardo, Margaret S. Saha, Gregory D. Conradi Smith, Christopher A. Del Negro

“…Type-2 inspiratory preBötzinger complex neurons Sample Characteristic - Organism Mus musculus Sample Characteristic - Environment laboratory environment Sample Characteristic - Location contiguous United States of America…”
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Real-world behavioral dataset from two fully remote smartphone-based randomized clinical trials for depression by Abhishek Pratap, Ava Homiar, Luke Waninger, Calvin Herd, Christine Suver, Joshua Volponi, Joaquin A. Anguera, Pat Areán

“…Measurement(s) depression • real-world behavior • anxiety • Depressed Mood • physical mobility • daily smartphone usage Technology Type(s) Smartphone Application • GPS navigation system Factor Type(s) depression level, socioeconomic indicators, demographics Sample Characteristic - Organism Homo sapiens Sample Characteristic - Environment real world setting Sample Characteristic - Location contiguous United States of America…”
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Smartirrigation Apps: Urban Turf by Haimanote Bayabil, Kati W Migliaccio, Jose J.H. Debastiani Andreis, Clyde W. Fraisse, Kelly T. Morgan, George Vellidis

“…The app was only available for Florida and Georgia, but recently, we have made improvements to the app and made it available to any location throughout the contiguous United States. The 7-page major revision, written by Haimanote K. …”
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Spatial scaling of non-native fish richness across the United States. by Qinfeng Guo, Julian D Olden

“…Here, we examined fish invasion patterns at four spatially structured and hierarchically nested scales across the contiguous United States (i.e., from large to small: region, basin, watershed, and sub-watershed). …”
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