SAFARI 2000 WETLANDS DATA SET, 1-DEG (MATTHEWS AND FUNG)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: FUNG, I.MATTHEWS, E.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title: SAFARI 2000 WETLANDS DATA SET, 1-DEG (MATTHEWS AND FUNG)

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Online Files

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center

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Online_Linkage: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=632&term2attribute=fileID

Description:

Abstract:

This database, compiled by Matthews and Fung (1987), provides information on the distribution and environmental characteristics of natural wetlands. The database was developed to evaluate the role of wetlands in the annual emission of methane from terrestrial sources. The original data consists of five global 1-degree latitude by 1-degree longitude arrays. The subset retains all five arrays at the 1-degree resolution but only for the area of interest. The arrays are (1) wetland data source, (2) wetland type, (3) fractional inundation, (4) vegetation type, and (5) soil type. The data subsets are in both ASCII GRID and binary image file formats. The data base is the result of the integration of three independent digital sources: (1) vegetation classified according to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) system (Matthews, 1983), (2) soil properties from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) soil maps (Zobler, 1986), and (3) fractional inundation in each 1-degree cell compiled from a global map survey of Operational Navigation Charts (ONC). With vegetation, soil, and inundation characteristics of each wetland site identified, the data base has been used for a coherent and systematic estimate of methane emissions from wetlands and for an analysis of the causes for uncertainties in the emission estimate. The complete global data base is available from NASA/GISS [http://www.giss.nasa.gov] and NCAR data set ds765.5 [http://www.ncar.ucar.edu]; the global vegetation types data are available from ORNL DAAC [http://www.daac.ornl.gov]. More information can be found at: ftp://daac.ornl.gov/data/safari2k/vegetation_wetlands/giss_wetlands/comp/matt_fung_readme.pdf

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Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19710101

Ending_Date: 19820101

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 5.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -35.0

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > INUNDATION

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > WETLANDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL CLASSIFICATION

Theme_Keyword: FIELD SURVEYS

Theme_Keyword: MAPS

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: SAFARI 2000 > THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGIONAL SCIENCE INITIATIVE PROJECT

Theme_Keyword: CWIC > CEOS WGISS INTEGRATED CATALOG

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Theme_Keyword: Wetlands

Theme_Keyword: Inundaton

Theme_Keyword: Safari 2000

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > AFRICA > SOUTHERN AFRICA

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Point_of_Contact:

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Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: INEZ FUNG

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ifung@berkeley.edu

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Contact_Organization: ORNL_DAAC > THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Contact_Person: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office

Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

City: Oak Ridge

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37831-6407

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (865) 574-7447

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: uso@daac.ornl.gov

Resource_Description: 632

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http://daac.ornl.gov/

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DATA CENTER URL

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http://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=632...

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SAFARI 2000 WETLANDS DATA SET, 1-DEG (MATTHEWS AND FUNG)

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020401

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120308

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office

Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

City: Oak Ridge

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37831-6407

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (865) 574-7447

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: uso@daac.ornl.gov

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time