Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA) Online Geospatial Database
Entry ID: SAMAB_SAA

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Summary
Abstract: The Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA) was a cooperative multi-agency effort
to assess the environmental condition of the Southern Appalachian region. The
SAA was described as the ecological equivalent of a thorough medical checkup.
It has often been cited as an example of how governmental agencies should work
together on a regular basis, within and across jurisdictions.

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Description: Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA) Online Geospatial Database.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.2   S: 32.45   E: -76.6   W: -86.77

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Herman, K.A
Dataset Title: Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA) Online Geospatial Database
Dataset Release Date: 1996-03-21
Dataset Release Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
Dataset Publisher: Southern Appalachain Man and the Biosphere Program
Version: 3.0
Data Presentation Form: maps and tables
Other Citation Details: Digital data include maps at 1:24,000, 1:100,000, 1:250,000, 1:2,000,000
Online Resource: http://samab.org/data/SAA_data.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1983-01-01
Stop Date: 1996-12-31
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
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
Distribution Format: ascii
Fees: none
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: jto at email.arizona.edu
Contact Address:
Institute of the Environment
Department of Geosciences
University of Arizona
City: Tucson
Province or State: AZ
Postal Code: 85721-0077
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Overpeck, J.T., Webb, R.S. and Webb, T. III, 1992, Mapping eastern North
America vegetation change over the past 18,000 years: no-analogs and the
future, Geology, 20, 1071-1074.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-03-23
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-31

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