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Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1: Birds of the Americas Presence Grids

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_SPECIES_BIRD_PRES

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Summary

Abstract: The Birds of the Americas Family Presence Grids of the Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1 is a reclassified version of the original grids of the bird species distribution maps of North America, South America and the Caribbean Islands. The data include 1- kilometer presence/absence grids for individual species available in Geographic Coordinate System (GCS). The input vector layers were produced by a consortium led by NatureServe. The gridding and grid processing are done by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

The data in Band Interleaved by Line (BIL) format are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

Purpose: To provide a gridded version of existing vector maps of bird species presence at 1- kilometer spatial resolution, which in turn can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 0.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: International Multiproxy Paleofire Database Project

Dataset Title: International Multiproxy Paleofire Database (IMDP)

Dataset Release Date: 2003

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/impd/paleofire.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 0600-01-01

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 400 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY > HOLOCENE

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > TREE RINGS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > WILDFIRES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Project

PAGES > Past Global Changes, IGBP

Ancillary Keywords

paleofire

fire history

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

NOAA/NCDC

Data Center

World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160 Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513 Email: paleo at noaa.gov Contact Address: World Data Center for Paleoclimatology NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3 325 Broadway City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80303 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online ftp, www

Fees: none

Publications/References

Interannual to Decadal Drought and Wildfire in the Western United States.
Westerling, A.L., Swetnam, T.W. , EOS Volume 84, Number 49, pp. 545,554-555,
2003.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/impd/pubs/westerling2003/westerling2...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-03-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-09-11

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