August 2023 Windthrow Data
In August 2023, a large microburst storm event toppled a large number of saguaros in Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District (TMD). Hundreds of saguaros were killed or damaged in the initial event. Two surveys, one in 2023 and a follow-up in 2025 mapped and recorded data from greater than 2000 saguaros impacted by the windthrow of August 2023.This data set contains relevant data from the Saguaro National Park Blow Down Study.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:24"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "NPS IRMA Help",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:NRSS_DataStore@nps.gov"
}
|
| description | In August 2023, a large microburst storm event toppled a large number of saguaros in Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District (TMD). Hundreds of saguaros were killed or damaged in the initial event. Two surveys, one in 2023 and a follow-up in 2025 mapped and recorded data from greater than 2000 saguaros impacted by the windthrow of August 2023.This data set contains relevant data from the Saguaro National Park Blow Down Study. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "August 2023 Windthrow Data.2315460.xlsx",
"format": "xlsx",
"mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
"downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/745878?Reference=2315460"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2315460 |
| issued | 2025-08-15T00:00:00Z |
| keyword |
[
"Carnegiea gigantea",
"Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate",
"Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities",
"Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Windblown Features and Processes",
"GIS",
"NPS.gov Subject Site: Deserts",
"NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science",
"Saguaro",
"blow down event",
"field mapping",
"surveys",
"windthrow"
]
|
| landingPage | https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2315460 |
| modified | 2025-08-15T00:00:00Z |
| programCode |
[
"010:118",
"010:119"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Park Service",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -111.243828,32.1040268,-110.4985,32.3520622 |
| temporal | 2023-08-01/2025-08-01 |
| theme |
[
"Generic Dataset"
]
|
| title | August 2023 Windthrow Data |
