[Parameters: Topic='BIOSPHERE', Term='TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS', Variable_Level_1='DUNES']
Global Land Use Database
Entry ID: SAGE_IAMDATA

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Summary
Abstract: The land use data sets developed at SAGE have a native resolution of 0.5 degree
in latitude x longitude. Here users can choose to interpolate their variable of
choice into any resolution, including latitude x longitude grids or Gaussian
grids (the latter are normally used by global climate models). For Gaussian
grids, we currently support only seven types (see pull down menu to the right)
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Link: GET DATA
Description: Access the SAGE Global Land Use Database.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dataset Title: Global Land Use Database
Dataset Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Data Presentation Form: maps, tables
Online Resource: http://www.sage.wisc.edu/iamdata/
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.5 degree
Longitude Resolution: 0.5 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA Parameter Definition
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IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.sage.wisc.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NAVIN RAMANKUTTY
Email: nramanku at wisc.edu
Contact Address:
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1710 University Avenue
City: Madison
Province or State: WI
Postal Code: 53726
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Distribution Format: Image, ASCII, NetCDF
Fees: No fees
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-12
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-01-26

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