Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-06-20T01:39:00Zgosic Search: Parameters|AGRICULTUREhttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 92 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EOSWEBSTER_Global_RefGlobal Model Reference Data, 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid-cell-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZThe Global Model Reference Collection contains 3 datasets that have been used extensively in various biogeochemical process models, in addition to some basic data layers used in analyzing and aggregating ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IUCN_CARINGCaring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable Living-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-11T05:00:00Z"Caring for the Earth" provides governments, nongovernmental
organizations, businesses, and individuals with information and
guidance needed to develop ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EOSWEBSTER_US_County_Data_2-3Annual Crop Data for All Crop Varieties by US County-124.0,26.0,-66.0,50.01972-01-01T00:00:00Z1998-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-01-29T05:00:00ZTwo datasets in the EOS-WEBSTER US County Data Collection provide county-level data for crop acreage, production and yield statistics. Crop data for 22 different field crops were acquired from the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]faostatFAOSTAT Database on Agriculture-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01961-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZFAOSTAT is an on-line and CD multilingual database currently containing over one million time-series records, updated as of September 2001, covering 210 countries and territories and international ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]invasiveInvasive and Exotic Species of North America-125.0,10.0,-67.0,90.01995-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZInvasive.org has been under development for a number of years, and is
the result of the efforts of a large number of people. In the
mid-1990's we recognized a need for quality photographs ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]terrastatTerrastat - Land Resource Potential and Constraints Statistics at Country and Regional Level-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01990-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-12-21T05:00:00ZTerrastat contains country statistics of soil, terrain, climatic and
agricultural land use limitations, and potential extent.
The designation employed and the presentation of material ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ETI_FarmingMarinePlantsETI CD - Cultivation and Farming of Marine Plants-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02012-12-20T05:00:00ZCultivation of seaweed is gaining interest on a worldwide scale. It is
being used as food, fertilizer and resource for chemical
constituents. Approximately 500,000 tons are being traded ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]HEED_UNHMajor Marine Ecological Disturbances, Morbidity, Mortality and Disease of Marine Wildlife Species Human Health and Economic Impacts-102.0,-4.0,-28.0,56.01995-11-10T00:00:00Z1999-06-06T00:00:00Z2012-11-08T05:00:00ZThe HEED (Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions of) Global Change
Program, a 3-year effort funded by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Office of Global Programs ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_20012001 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)-180.0,-55.0,180.0,90.01980-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-11-02T04:00:00ZThe 2001 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) utilizes a refined methodology based on the 2000 Pilot ESI effort, to construct an index covering 122 countries that measures the overall progress ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Ca_fblic_GFWLarge Remaining Unfragmented Forest Areas in Canada-135.18,41.4,-63.07,67.052001-01-01T00:00:00Z2001-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-10-23T04:00:00ZThis raster layer consists of the "large remaining
forest areas" grid published in Canada's Forests at a
Crossroads: An Assessment in the Year 2000. This dataset
is derived from ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00517A Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events170.0,15.0,-60.0,72.01980-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-10-17T04:00:00ZA Climatology of Recent Extreme Weather and Climate Events is a technical report prepared by, and available from, the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This 17-page report provides an overview, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_NATIONALATLASNational Atlas of the United States of America from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-130.0,22.0,-70.0,50.01970-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-10-17T04:00:00ZThe National Atlas updates a large bound collection of paper maps that
was published in 1970. Like its predecessor, this edition promotes
greater national geographic awareness. It delivers ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IGBP_MIOMBOThe Miombo (Africa) Network Land Use/Land Cover CD-ROM from the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP)-15.0,-33.0,49.0,15.01901-01-01T00:00:00Z1995-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-10-17T04:00:00ZThe Miombo Woodlands system is taken to include all those Southern and
Central African ecosystems which occur under a hot, subhumid,
seasonally-wet climate on soils derived ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WRI_WORLD_RESOURCESWorld Resources from the World Resources Institute (WRI)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01950-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-10-17T04:00:00ZThe latest World Resources reference is an authoritative assessment of
the world's natural resources. The World Resources Institute (WRI),
in collaboration with the United Nations Development ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WRI_EarthTrendsEarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02003-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2012-10-15T04:00:00ZEarthTrends is an online collection of information regarding the
environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our
world. Committed to the principle that accurate information drives ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOS00024The Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program-125.0,24.0,-66.0,49.01985-01-01T00:00:00Z1997-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-09-26T04:00:00ZThe Estuarine Living Marine Resources Program (ELMR) program is a developing
project to produce a comprehensive data base on the relative abundance,
distribution and life history characteristics ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0017_101Africa FAO Irrigable Soil Classes (GIS Coverage)-30.0,-45.0,60.0,40.02012-06-11T04:00:00ZNew-ID: NBI17
Irrigable soils of Africa.
The African Irrigable Soils Dataset documentation
Files: IRRIGUT.E00
Code: 100050-001
IRRIGUB.E00
...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0211_101Africa Irrigation Potential, Best soils, 1987-20.0,-35.0,55.0,40.02012-05-31T04:00:00ZThe Africa Irrigation Potential data set, which represents the best
soils suitable for upland, is part of the FAO Irrigation and Water
Resources Potential Database. The main input maps ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NBId0203_101Africa Water Balance high/lowland crops, 1987-20.0,-35.0,55.0,40.02012-05-31T04:00:00ZThe Africa Water Balance data set which is prepared by watershed and
by country, belongs to the group of "Irrigation and Water Resources
Potential" study. It covers 55 countries and 25 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GEIA_N2OAnnual Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions on a 1x1 Degree Grid from the Global Emissions Inventory Activity (GEIA), IGBP/IGAC-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-02-15T05:00:00ZThe Global Emissions Inventory Activity (GEIA) is an activity of the
International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Core Project of the
International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP). ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GNVd0061_104West Africa Tropical Forest/Non-Forest Digital Composite Map-14.45,3.25,9.88,11.61988-12-01T00:00:00Z1990-01-31T00:00:00Z2012-02-03T05:00:00ZUNEP/GRID Documentation Summary for Data Set:
West Africa Tropical Forest/Non-forest Digital Map
This digital data set is one of the principal results of the West
Africa ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IPGRI_GermplasmInternational Plant Genetic Resources Institute Plant Genetics Databases2011-12-19T05:00:00ZIPGRI is an international research institute with a mandate to advance
the conservation and use of genetic diversity for the well-being of
present and future generations. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]SINGERSINGER (Systems-Wide Information Network for Genetic Resources)2011-12-19T05:00:00Z The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources (SINGER) was
established in 1994 and provides public access through the internet and on
CD-ROM. SINGER ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ICRAF_AgroforestreeICRAF - International Center for Research in Agro-forestry databases-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02011-11-22T05:00:00ZThe Agroforestree (AFT) Database is a species reference and selection
guide for agroforestry trees. In the context of the database,
agroforestry trees are those that are deliberately grown ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00394Daily Normal Growing Degree Units to Selected Base Temperatures (DSI-9641I)130.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.01951-01-01T00:00:00Z1980-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-21T04:00:00ZDaily Normal Growing Degree Units to Selected Base Temperatures is digital data set DSI-9641I, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data set contains daily normal growing degree ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00512NOAA KLM User's Guide CD-ROM Version 1.0-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02011-07-21T04:00:00ZThe NOAA KLM User's Guide CD-ROM Version 1.0 is a product available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This CD-ROM is intended for users of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00390Soil Moisture for Western Russia and the Ukraine (DSI-6411)22.0,42.0,60.0,65.01991-08-01T00:00:00Z1996-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-21T04:00:00ZSoil Moisture for Western Russia and the Ukraine is historical digital data set
DSI-6411, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Historical data set DSI-6411 is
...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00504U.S. COOP Summary of the Month (DSI-3220)130.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.01867-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-07-21T04:00:00ZU.S. COOP Summary of the Month is digital data set DSI-3220, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC).
It is also available online. This is meteorological data from the U.S. Cooperative ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00005U.S. Temperature-Precipitation-Drought Index (DSI-9640)-125.0,24.0,-66.0,50.01895-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-07-21T04:00:00ZThis digital data set is available from the National
Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The geographic coverage is the United
States of America. The major parameters are sequential, time biased, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00543World Area Forecast System (WAFS) (DSI-9939)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02002-06-18T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-07-21T04:00:00ZWorld Area Forecast System (WAFS) is digital data set DSI-9939, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). WAFS is a system for the world wide broadcast of aviation related weather information ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ECPGR_ECCDBEuropean Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks, European Central Crop Databases-15.0,35.0,45.0,70.02011-04-11T04:00:00ZECP/GR is a collaborative programme among most European countries
aimed at ensuring the long-term conservation and facilitating the
increased utilization of plant genetic resources ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IPGRI_FRUITSFruits from America-177.1,13.71,-61.48,76.632011-04-11T04:00:00ZFruits from America provides an ethnobotanical inventory of the fruits
found in the Americas. More than 100 different fruits compose the
offer of the traditional ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]MUSA_MGISMusa Germplasm Information System0.0,-40.0,-180.0,40.0180.0,-40.0,0.0,40.02011-04-11T04:00:00ZThe Musa Germplasm Information System (MGIS) is a database of detailed and standardized information on Musa varieties maintained in the different collections throughout the world. MGIS facilitates ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]IPGRI_NUSNeglected and Underutilized Crop Species20.0,-10.0,-170.0,79.02011-04-11T04:00:00ZThe International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) is
supporting the conservation and use of neglected and underutilized
crop species. Through participatory regional ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EFI_EFIDASEuropean Forestry Information and Data Analysis System (EFIDAS)-11.0,35.0,30.0,72.02000-01-01T00:00:00Z2005-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-01T05:00:00ZThe European Forestry Information and Data Analysis System (EFIDAS) provides
comprehensive European forestry information and user-friendly data analysis
systems to promote the improved ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EFI_CASFOR_IIModelling Carbon Sequestration in Forested Landscapes (CASFOR-II)-11.0,35.0,30.0,72.02001-12-01T00:00:00Z2004-11-05T00:00:00Z2010-12-01T05:00:00ZThe general objectives of the Modelling Carbon Sequestration in Forested
Landscapes (CASFOR-II) project are to consist of A) the develop a general model
for estimating carbon ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GNVd0056_104Amazonia Tropical Forest/Non-Forest Digital Composite Map-80.95,-15.68,-39.96,7.871987-01-01T00:00:00Z1988-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-02-23T05:00:00ZThe Amazonia Tropical Forest/Non-forest Map data set is one result of the work carried out at UNEP/GRID-Geneva by A. Cross from 1988 to 1990, under a cooperative agreement between GRID, the European ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GLOBE_DATAGlobal Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Data Available on the WWW-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01995-04-17T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2009-05-13T04:00:00ZGLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers and scientists working
together to study and understand the global environment.
...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FAO_FIGISFAO Fisheries Global Information System-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02009-05-01T04:00:00ZFAO's major program on Fisheries aims to promote sustainable
development of responsible fisheries and contribute to food
security. To implement this major program, the Fisheries Department
focuses ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GSWPGlobal Soil Wetness Project (GSWP)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01987-01-01T00:00:00Z1988-12-31T00:00:00Z2009-04-28T04:00:00ZThe Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP) estimates global soil water by
using miscellaneous land surface process model and atmospheric data.
GSWP ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Global_Forest_CoverA Global Forest Cover Data Set from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02009-04-20T04:00:00ZMounting global concern over the conservation status of the world's
biodiversity, especially at ecosystem and species levels, has led
tocalls for increasing the extent of protected areas ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA_AGRICOLAAgricultural Online Access (AGRICOLA) Database-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01500-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZAGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of
citations to the agricultural literature created by the National
Agricultural Library and its cooperators. Production ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EOSWEBSTER_US_County_DataAgricultural, Geographic and Population data for Counties in the Contiguous United States-124.0,26.0,-66.0,50.01972-01-01T00:00:00Z1998-12-31T00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZAnnual crop data from 1972 to 1998 are now available on
EOS-WEBSTER. These data are county-based acreage, production, and
yield estimates published by the National Agricultural Statistics ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]AMERIFLUX_SHIDLER-CDIACAmeriFlux CO2, Water Vapor, and Energy Exchange from Native Tallgrass Prairie Site Near Shidler, Oklahoma, 1996-1997-96.68,37.0,-96.68,37.01996-07-01T00:00:00Z1997-09-30T00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZThe tallgrass site near Shidler, Oklahoma is part of the AmeriFlux
network of field research projects measuring the exchange of carbon
dioxide (CO2) between terrestrial ecosystems and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]AMERIFLUX_PONCA_CDIACAmeriFlux CO2, Water Vapor, and Energy Exchange from a Wheat Site Near Ponca, Oklahoma 1996-1997-97.13,36.77,-97.13,36.771996-09-01T00:00:00Z1997-08-31T00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZThe wheat site near Ponca, Oklahoma is part of the AmeriFlux
network of field research projects measuring the exchange of carbon
dioxide (CO2) between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NRCS_NRI_SotL_CROPLANDAnalysis Products on Cropland157.56,49.18,-117.38,67.57-127.87,22.88,-65.36,48.24-160.25,18.9,-154.76,22.22-67.96,17.67,-64.56,18.51144.54,13.23,145.9,15.29-170.84,14.16,-169.42,14.381997-07-01T00:00:00Z1998-10-31T00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZThe maps using data from the preliminary 1997 NRI for croplands deal with a variety of areas. These areas range from specific cultivated croplands, to erosion on cropland and changes in cropland. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NRCS_NRI_SotL_IRRIGATIONAnalysis Products on Irrigation-127.87,22.88,-65.36,48.24157.56,49.18,-117.38,67.57-160.25,18.9,-154.76,22.22-67.96,17.67,-64.56,18.51144.54,13.23,145.9,15.29-170.84,14.16,-169.42,14.381997-07-01T00:00:00Z1998-10-31T00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZThe Irrigation maps are split into two section. The first set of maps
are from the preliminary 1997 NRI data. The following set are from 1992
and earlier data. Both sets of maps deal ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0510Assessment of the Impact of Environmental Stresses on the Health of Agroecosystems-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02009-04-20T04:00:00ZThe purpose of the "Assessment of the Impact of Environmental
Stresses on the Health of Agroecosystems" dataset is to
establish a protocol for assessing the health of agroecosystems.
...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]AUSTRALIAN_COASTAL_ATLAS_QLDAustralian Coastal Atlas Queenland Node111.22,-45.73,155.72,-8.882009-04-20T04:00:00ZThe Queensland Node of the Australian Coastal Atlas lets you
view layers of information about the Queensland coast, and you
can even print out your own custom map. The Atlas includes maps ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]WCMC_149Biodiversity Data Sourcebook from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02009-04-20T04:00:00ZThis sourcebook of biodiversity data was released in part as a
contribution to the First Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on Biological Diversity (Bahamas, ...