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Beechey Point, Alaska Vegetation and Land Cover, USGS, Alaska

Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_USGS_AK_B_Landcover1

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Summary

Abstract: Vegetation and land cover for Beechey Point 1:250,000-scale topographic quadrangle. Derived from a single Landsat MSS scene. Printed map: AK Vegetation and Land Cover Series l-0211. Digital raster data set also available. Seven categories. Data stored as 50 meter UTM-referenced pixels.

Information available as map or digital data set. Map unit coverage within each township printed on back of map. Map printed using Scitex laser printer. Documentation - Walker, D.A. and W. Acevedo, 1987, Vegetation and a Landsat-derived Land Cover Map of the Beechey Point Quadrangle, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, CRREL Report 87-5, 63 p.

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Description: USGS maps and digital data products.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 71.0

S: 66.0

E: -141.0

W: -168.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1979-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 50 m
Longitude Resolution: 50 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Visualizations

wildfires

Originating Center

NCAR/SCD/VETS

Data Center

Community Data Portal, Visualization and Enabling Technologies Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://cdp.ucar.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCAR CDP SUPPORT Email: cdp at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307-3000 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-07-16

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