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Global Paleogeographic Views of Earth History - Late Precambrian to Recent
Entry ID: Global_Paleogeography_SERF

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Summary

Abstract: The globes presented in this series show how Earth may have appeared over the
last 600 million years (Ma). The global views were prepared from rectangular
projections drawn at a resolution of 3000x1500 pixels for each of the 26 time
slices (small files of the rectangular maps are also included). Topography was
&cloned& from digital elevation maps of modern Earth from the USGS. Colors were
adjusted to portray climate and vegetation for the given time and location. The
modern Earth was also drawn in this manner using a color pallet derived from
satellite images created by ARC Science of Loveland, Colorado. The geologic
data was gathered from the references listed below. The completed rectangular
images were then wrapped on a sphere and saved as jpg files.

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Caption Description: Global Paleogeography during the Mississippian

Service Citation

Originators: Ronald C. Blakey
Title: Global Paleogeographic Views of Earth History - Late Precambrian to Recent
Provider: Northern Arizona University
URL: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rcb7/globaltext2.html

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE >GEOMORPHOLOGY >TECTONIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES

LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >LANDFORMS

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
OCEANS

Platform

MAPS

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Please cite data set creator, Dr. Ronald C. Blakey.

Ancillary Keywords

CONTINENTAL DRIFT
PALEOGEOGRAPHY

Service Provider

NAU/GEOL > Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University

Service Organization URL: http://www4.nau.edu/geology/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: RONALD C. BLAKEY Phone: (928) 523-2740 Fax: (928) 523-9220 Email: ronald.blakey at nau.edu Contact Address: Department of Geology, Box 4099 Northern Arizona University City: Flagstaff Province or State: AZ Postal Code: 86011 Country: USA

Distribution Media

Distribution_Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution_Format: HTML
Fees: none

Personnel

RONALD C. BLAKEY
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (928) 523-2740
Fax: (928) 523-9220
Email: ronald.blakey at nau.edu
Contact Address:
Department of Geology, Box 4099
Northern Arizona University
City: Flagstaff
Province or State: AZ
Postal Code: 86011
Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2003-11-20
SERF Last Revision Date: 2007-11-19

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