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Record Search Query: [Sensor_Name: Short_Name='AVHRR']
RLC AVHRR-DERIVED LAND COVER, FORMER SOVIET UNION, 15-KM, 1984-1993
Entry ID: rlc_avhrr_15km

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Summary
Abstract: This dataset is a 15-kilometer resolution land cover map for the land area of the Former Soviet Union. There are sixty land cover classes distinguished in this dataset, of which 38 are forest cover classes. The data set is useful for stratification of the FSU into general sub-regions of land cover for subsequent study using higher resolution satellite data.
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Description: RLC AVHRR-DERIVED LAND COVER, FORMER SOVIET UNION, 15-KM, 1984-1993
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 75.0   S: 35.24   E: 180.0   W: 19.82

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: SCHLESINGER, P.STONE, T.A.
Dataset Title: RLC AVHRR-DERIVED LAND COVER, FORMER SOVIET UNION, 15-KM, 1984-1993
Dataset Release Date: 2004
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/689
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=689&term2attribut...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1984-01-01
Stop Date: 1993-12-31
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Platform
NOAA-9 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9 Ancillary Description
Instrument
AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 689

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA
Personnel
PETER SCHLESINGER
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 508-540-9900
Email: pschles at whrc.org
Contact Address:
The Woods Hole Research Center
P.O. Box 296
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-0296
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-04-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2003-09-24
Future DIF Review Date: 2004-05-01

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