Global Change Master Directory gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov 50 2013-05-19T07:13:33Z GCMD Search: Parameters|BIOSPHERE|VEGETATION|POLLEN http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 32 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NASA_LIS_DATA NASA Land Information System (LIS) Data Sets -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2012-09-04T04:00:00Z The Land Information System (LIS) provides collection of sample data for demonstration of LIS code. The original source of each data set is given whenever possible. LIS does not endorse the validity, ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS143 Coring Data from Drained Thaw-Lake Basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska -156.9804,70.4325,-153.8315,76.4379 2001-04-01T00:00:00Z 2003-08-31T00:00:00Z 2012-05-11T04:00:00Z This data set includes measurements and observations taken from drained thaw-lake basin (DTLB) cores retrieved from Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska in April and August of 2001 through 2003. Investigators ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS089 Preliminary Investigation of Paleoenvironment, Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-Lake Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska -157.1418,70.9055,-155.5474,71.3136 2000-08-01T00:00:00Z 2001-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-05-11T04:00:00Z This data set contains measurements taken from 78 drained thaw-lake basins on the Arctic Coastal Plain between Barrow and Atqasuk, Alaska. Investigators collected and analyzed sediment cores to determine ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS136 Radiocarbon Dates and Pollen Data, Peterson Erosional Remnant, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska -156.4,71.066666,-156.4,71.066666 2002-04-15T00:00:00Z 2003-08-15T00:00:00Z 2012-05-11T04:00:00Z This data set consists of pollen data and radiocarbon (<sup>14</sup>C) dates resulting from microscopic analysis and mass spectrometry of soil cores taken from the Peterson Erosional Remnant, located ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NIPR_JASE_12 Pollen data of surface snow collected during the JASE traverse 2007/2008 25.0,-78.0,45.0,-69.0 2007-11-14T00:00:00Z 2008-01-29T00:00:00Z 2010-09-20T04:00:00Z Pollen data of surface snow collected during the JASE traverse 2007/2008 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_246 Macquarie Island Aerobiology and Wind Climate Project: Phase 3 158.8,-54.7,158.9,-54.55 1979-09-01T00:00:00Z 1989-03-31T00:00:00Z 2010-07-20T04:00:00Z Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 246 See the link below for public details on this project. From the abstract of the referenced paper: Analyses of data collected ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Warny-OPPGeol-0230001 Experience Antarctica 2010-07-02T04:00:00Z Lousiana State University (LSU) Museum of Natural Science brings Antarctica to Baton Rouge. A new hands-on permanent exhibit "Experience Antarctica". BATON ROUGE - It's the world's ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSF-ANT06-36747 Past Environmental Conditions on the Antarctic Peninsula: a Palynological Characterization of In-situ Sediments recovered during the 2006 SHALDRIL campaign -54.44917,-63.86,-54.44917,-63.86 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z 2010-08-31T00:00:00Z 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z This project studies microfossils of plants and algae to understand climate during the earliest glaciations of Antarctica. The microfossils are from marine sediment cores collected by the 2006 SHALDRIL ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EARTH_LAND_GISS_Paleocl_Dryas1 Younger Dryas Paleoclimate Data; GISS, NY -125.0,25.0,-66.0,50.0170.0,52.0,-135.0,72.0 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z Younger Dryas Data - Paleoclimate Evidence of Rapid Climate Change Evidence of past climate change provides a historical perspective from which we may view our present and future climate. Records ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_eco_hist_db Ecosystem History of South Florida Estuaries Data -81.83,24.75,-80.0,26.5 1994-02-24T00:00:00Z 2008-03-20T00:00:00Z 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z The Ecosystem History Access Database contains listings of all sites (modern and core), modern monitoring site survey information, and published core data. Two general ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_dawmet Ecosystem History: Terrestrial and Fresh-Water Ecosystems of southern Florida -81.83,25.0,-80.3,26.5 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z Analysis of 209 pollen assemblages from surface samples in ten vegetation types in the Florida Everglades form the basis to identify wetland sub-environments from the pollen record. This calibration ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_fb_bb_pollen_data Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay pollen data -80.62,25.0,-80.0,25.26 1994-02-26T00:00:00Z 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z This project developed, refined, and utilized a variety of proxies to provide estimates of seasonal, interannual, and decadal salinity history of Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay based on strategically ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_fl_coop_map Florida Cooperative Geologic Mapping Project -82.0,24.5,-80.28,25.5 1996-10-01T00:00:00Z 1999-09-30T00:00:00Z 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z This project was designed to provide the framework for understanding (1) ecosystem variability and change prior to and during human development of South Florida (i.e., the detailed ecosystem history ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_lbwfbay Ecosystem History: Florida Bay and Southwest Coast -80.75,24.75,-80.33,25.25 1995-02-01T00:00:00Z 2003-02-06T00:00:00Z 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z Recent negative trends in the Florida Bay ecosystem have been attributed to human activities, however, neither the natural patterns of change, nor the pre-human baseline for the environment have been ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_metish Ecosystem History of Biscayne Bay and the Southeast Coast -80.3,25.1,-80.0,26.0 1996-03-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-31T00:00:00Z 2009-03-03T05:00:00Z Historical changes in South Florida related to rapid population growth in the early to mid-1900's have led to significant alteration of the natural hydrocycles and water quality of Florida and Biscayne ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_sfl_pollen_data South Florida Pollen Data -81.25,25.0,-80.25,26.5 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-02-12T05:00:00Z Analysis of 209 pollen assemblages from surface samples in ten vegetation types in the Florida Everglades form the basis to identify wetland sub-environments from the pollen record. This calibration ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_SOFIA_willard_tree_islands_04 Development and Stability of Everglades Tree Islands, Ridge & Slough, & Marl Prairies -81.25,25.0,-80.2,27.0 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-02-06T05:00:00Z Analysis of 209 pollen assemblages from surface samples in ten vegetation types in the Florida Everglades form the basis to identify wetland sub-environments from the pollen record. This calibration ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USDA0403 Soil Geomorphic Record of Climate Change and Quaternary Landscape Evolution in Southern New Mexico (Chihuahuan Desert) -118.48,13.05,-85.18,34.17 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2008-02-27T05:00:00Z The "Soil Geomorphic Record of Climate Change and Quaternary Landscape Evolution in Southern New Mexico (Chihuahuan Desert)" database tracks natural cycles of climate change and quaternary landscape ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2007-001 North American Pollen Atlas -180.0,20.0,-15.0,90.0 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z This atlas displays the distribution of modern pollen abundances in North America, both geographically and relative to various climatic, bioclimatic, and vegetational variables. It is intended to ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CORNELL_CUIC The Cornell University Insect Collection -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2007-02-26T05:00:00Z The Enthomology Special Collection Databases has a myriad of different slide collections from The Cornell University Insect Collection (CUIC). This site is useful for users interested in taking ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CDIAC_NDP11 Global Paleoclimatic Data for 6000 Year B.P., CDIAC NDP-011 -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2006-12-13T05:00:00Z The data set consists of pollen, lake level, marine plankton data and, where possible, quantitative values estimated from these data gathered from 797 stations. The reasons for choosing these three ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]BIOME6000 BIOME 6000 (v4.2): Vegetation Maps for the Mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z The Palaeovegetation Mapping Project (generally known as BIOME 6000: Prentice and Webb, 1998) was inaugurated in 1994 with the aim of providing global maps describing the vegetation patterns at 6000?500 ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]BIOME6000_MEGABIOME Mega-Biome Maps for the Mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z Most dynamic vegetation models (DGVMs) simulate far fewer PFTs, and hence discriminate far fewer biomes, than the palaeodata allow. In order to facilitate direct comparison with model output, we have ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_APD African Pollen Database -30.0,-30.0,60.0,40.0 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-04-10T00:00:00Z 2006-04-26T04:00:00Z The African Pollen Database is a network of all scientists involved in African palynology, with the objective to provide a tool, independent of particular research programmes, for the study of biodiversity ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_GSC_ArcticPollen Arctic Pollen Data -141.49452,64.40145,-60.0,90.0 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z 1990-12-31T00:00:00Z 2006-03-03T05:00:00Z This collection consists of some pollen slides collected from the Arctic.This data is used as a reference for comparison to data acquired through snow and ice core samples in the Arctic. http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Species_in_Victoria_Land Entrapment of long-distance transported pollen grains by various moss species in coastal Victoria Land, Antarctica 162.0,-76.0,169.0,-72.0 1990-12-01T00:00:00Z 1991-01-31T00:00:00Z 2005-06-28T04:00:00Z In northern Victoria Land (continental Antarctica, between 72 and 76 degrees S, 162 and 169 degrees E), 18 moss samples have been collected and analyzed for the presence of pollen. In turfs and cushions ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_96-022 European Land Surface Conditions 6K Reconstruction -10.0,35.0,60.0,75.0 2005-04-20T04:00:00Z These biomes are interpolated from 2014 pollen surface samples, for the Present, and from 343 pollen sites for 6000 yr BP. The coverage is relatively well balanced for the modern data, but the region ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOAA_NGDC_PALEO_AFRICA6K African 6000 Years B.P. Land Surface Conditions, WDC Paleoclimatology -17.0,10.0,60.0,30.0 2005-04-19T04:00:00Z This dataset describes land surface conditions at 6000 years B.P. on a 1 degree x 1 degree grid across northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It includes information on the percentage in each ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]EARTH_LAND_NGDC_LITTLE_ICE_AGE1 Little Ice Age Summer Temperatures and Annual Precipitation, Northern United States -120.0,35.0,-60.0,50.0 2005-04-19T04:00:00Z The data covers the time period from the present back to 2000 years before the present. Mean summer (JJA) temperatures and Total annual precipitation for the past 2000 years reconstructed from pollen ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_GSC_NatmapPalynological NATMAP Palynological Database, Maritimes Basin Project, Eastern Canada -68.0,45.0,-57.0,50.0 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2005-04-07T04:00:00Z This data set consists of palynological data for the Maritimes Basin Project, Eastern Canada and was generated as part of the GSC's National Mapping Program (NATMAP) project. It includes sample location, ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_GSC_PalyLit PALYNODATA - Palynological Literature Information Collection -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2005-04-07T04:00:00Z PALYNODATA is an exhaustive database of pre-Quaternary palynological information and is the largest database of its kind in the world. The data is the result of abstracting from over 20,000 publications, ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CDIAC_TRENDS_GAJEWSKI Area and Carbon Content of Sphagnum Since Last Glacial Maximum, in CDIAC/Trends Online -180.0,15.0,-45.0,90.0-15.0,40.0,180.0,90.0 2002-12-18T05:00:00Z This data set consists of area and total carbon content estimated at 2000-year intervals, from the distribution and abundance of Sphagnum spores in North America and Eurasia over the past 21,000 years ...