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CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN SAVANNA BIOMES FOR DETERMINING WOODY COVER

Entry ID: gv_aws

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes the soil and vegetation characteristics, herbivore estimates, and precipitation measurement data for the 854 sites described and analyzed in Sankaran et al., 2005. Savannas are globally important ecosystems of great significance to human economies. In these biomes, which are characterized by the co-dominance of trees and grasses, woody cover is a chief determinant of ...

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Description: CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN SAVANNA BIOMES FOR DETERMINING WOODY COVER

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 16.76

S: -27.75

E: 37.24

W: -15.84

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: HANAN, N.P.SANKARAN, M.SCHOLES, R.J.

Dataset Title: CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN SAVANNA BIOMES FOR DETERMINING WOODY COVER

Dataset Release Date: 2007

Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Presentation Form: Online Files

Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/850

Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=850&term2attribut...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1981-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > FIRE ECOLOGY > FIRE OCCURRENCE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

Platform

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

Instrument

ALTIMETERS

BAROMETERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available.

LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Not derived from another source.
PROCESS DATE: Unknown

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

GLOBAL LAND

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: ______DSI-9644 ____

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA

World Data Center for Meteorology, Asheville

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/wmo/wdcamet.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC METEOROLOGY CONTACT Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4246 Email: wdcamet at noaa.gov Contact Address: World Data Center for Meteorology, Asheville National Climatic Data Center Federal Building 151 Patton Ave., Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA