Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-19T11:59:37Zwater Search: Parameters|HUMAN DIMENSIONShttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 1162 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]1_250_LULCUSGS Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Data-125.0,25.0,-67.0,48.01981-04-28T00:00:00Z1992-03-04T00:00:00Z2013-05-14T04:00:00ZThe National Mapping Program, a component of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), produces and distributes land use and land cover maps and digitized data for the conterminous U.S. and Hawaii. Land ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EARTHSHOTSUSGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01972-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-10T04:00:00ZEarthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present),
showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots
comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0879Droughts - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead.
Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level ...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]USGS_EROS_HDDS_RITAHurricane Rita Disaster Response from the USGS-100.0,22.0,-68.0,41.02005-09-15T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZUSGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Rita. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. These ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_SANDYHurricane Sandy Pre and Post Storm Data and Imagery from the USGS-84.0,31.0,-72.0,44.02012-10-01T00:00:00Z2012-10-31T00:00:00Z2013-05-07T04:00:00ZAs Hurricane Sandy moved northward along the U.S. Atlantic coast in October 2012, U.S. Geological Survey scientists worked to determine where and how the storm's waves and surge might dramatically ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_EROS_HDDS_WILMAHurricane Wilma Disaster Response from the USGS-98.0,10.0,-70.0,35.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZUSGS EROS supported first responders and emergency services working in response to Hurricane Wilma. EROS channeled vital imagery to state and local governments, FEMA, and other federal agencies. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]DLG_LARGELarge-scale digital line graph data from the U.S. Geological Survey-126.0,24.0,-66.0,49.02013-05-07T04:00:00ZDigital line graph (DLG) data are digital representations of cartographic information. DLGs of map features are converted to digital form from maps and related sources. Large-scale DLG data are derived ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]USGS_DOQUSGS Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles-126.0,24.0,-66.0,49.02013-05-02T04:00:00ZA Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ) is a computer-generated image of an aerial photograph in which the image displacement caused by terrain relief and camera tilt has been removed. The DOQ combines ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SRE4_Metals_in_OilsSRE4 Metals in treatment Oils110.5166,-66.2833,110.5167,-66.28322001-10-01T00:00:00Z2006-12-20T00:00:00Z2013-05-01T04:00:00ZSediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SRE4_OBrienBaySedimentMetalsSRE4 Metals in O'Brien Bay sediments110.5166,-66.2833,110.5167,-66.28322001-10-30T00:00:00Z2006-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-29T04:00:00ZSediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SRE4_SedimentChemistrySRE4 Sediment Chemistry110.5166,-66.2833,110.5167,-66.28322001-10-30T00:00:00Z2006-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-29T04:00:00ZSediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SRE4_SedimentTOCNitrogenPhosphorusSRE4 Sediment Total Organic Carbon plus Nitrogen and Phosphorus110.5166,-66.2833,110.5167,-66.28322001-10-30T00:00:00Z2006-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-29T04:00:00ZSediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SRE4_SedimentGrainSizeSRE4 Sediment grain size analysis110.5166,-66.2833,110.5167,-66.28322001-10-30T00:00:00Z2006-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-29T04:00:00ZSediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]SRE4_TPHSRE4 Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in sediment trays110.5166,-66.2833,110.5167,-66.28322001-10-01T00:00:00Z2006-12-20T00:00:00Z2013-04-29T04:00:00ZSediment Recruitment Experiment 4 (SRE4) was a large, long term (5 year) field experiment run at Casey Station (from 2001 to 2006) testing the effects of 4 different hydrocarbons on marine sediment ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0543Floods - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-25T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level for ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]AQUAECOAquatic Ecoregions in the United States GIS Data for the EPA Clean Air Mapping and Analysis Program (C-MAP)-127.88,22.87,-65.35,48.252013-04-22T04:00:00ZEcoregions are based on perceived patterns of a combination of causal and
integrative factors including land use, land surface form, potential natural
vegetation, and soils (Omernik, 1987). This is ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CLIMDIVClimate Division of the United States GIS Data for the EPA Clean Air Mapping and Analysis Program (C-MAP)-127.83,23.25,-65.38,48.192013-04-22T04:00:00ZThis is a coverage of climate divisions from the National Climatic Data Center. The purpose of this data set is to display seasonal maps of precipitation and temperature in the National Water Summary ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]Stream_GIS_USGSDigital Line Graphs of U.S. Streams for the EPA Clean Air Mapping and Analysis Program (C-MAP)-127.77,23.25,-65.71,48.152013-04-22T04:00:00ZThis is a 1:2,000,000 coverage of streams for the conterminous United States.
This coverage was intended for use as a background display for the National
Water Summary program.
The stream layer was ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NAWQAHISGIS Coverage for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Retrospective Database for Nutrients in Surface Water: Monitoring Locations-127.88,22.87,-65.35,48.252013-04-22T04:00:00ZThe retrospective database is a compilation of historical water-quality and
ancillary data collected before NAWQA Study Units initiated sampling in 1993.
This coverage contains the point locations ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NAWQA_TEGIS Coverage of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Trace Elements Sampling Sites for the EPA Clean Air Mapping and Analysis Program (C-MAP)-127.88,22.97,-65.35,48.251999-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-22T04:00:00ZThis is a point coverage of the sampling sites for the U.S. Geological Survey
National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Study-Unit investigations of
Trace Elements for the conterminous United ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NAWQAGIS Coverage of the National Water-Quality Assessment Study-Unit Investigations in the conterminous United States (NAWQA)-127.88,22.87,-65.35,48.252013-04-22T04:00:00ZThis is a coverage of the boundaries and codes used for the U.S. Geological
Survey National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Study-Unit
investigations for the conterminous United States, excluding ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ORCA_digital_shoreUnited States Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline-168.0,18.7,-66.5,72.01988-01-01T00:00:00Z1992-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-22T04:00:00ZNOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline is a high-quality, Geographic
Information System-ready, general-use digital vector data set originally
created by the Strategic Environmental ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0558Slides - Killed People-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331980-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-17T04:00:00ZKilled: Persons confirmed as dead and persons missing and presumed dead. Disaster: Situation or event, which overwhelms local capacity, necessitating a request to national or international level ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]FIRMS_MODIS_Active_Fire_DataFire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) MODIS Active Fire Data-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02013-04-16T04:00:00ZWeb Fire Mapper is an internet based mapping tool that delivers locations of
active fires in near real time. For selected regions and countries you can view
an interactive map showing active fires ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ANARE-98Geology of possible runway sites in the Davis region, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica77.962,-68.581,78.062,-68.5421993-09-30T00:00:00Z1994-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-04-05T04:00:00ZFrom the abstract of the referenced publication:
Five possible runway sites have been proposed within 4 km of Davis on the northwestern part of Broad Peninsula, Vestfold Hills. Most are on on thin, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00521GRADES-QWAD: Quaternary West Antarctic Deglaciations2013-03-29T04:00:00ZCurrent predictions of sea level rise do not correctly quantify contributions from Antarctica. Some sectors of the Antarctic ice sheet are showing considerable rates of change; are these changes a ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2915Rates of depletion of lubricant and fuel contaminants from Antarctic regions during natural attenuation and remediation procedures110.0,-67.0,111.0,-66.02007-09-30T00:00:00Z2010-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-03-25T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2915
See the link below for public details on this project.
Petroleum contamination poses a major threat to Antarctic and subantarctic ecosystems ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2915_GCMS_OilRates of depletion of lubricant and fuel contaminants from Antarctic regions during natural attenuation and remediation procedures - GC_MS lubrication oil data110.0,-67.0,111.0,-66.02007-09-30T00:00:00Z2010-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-03-25T04:00:00ZThese data relate to the Max Easton Honours project, carried out at Macquarie University in 2010, supervised by Simon George THE LONG-TERM DEGRADATION OF LUBRICANT OIL IN ANTARCTIC MARINE SEDIMENTS. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00513DISCOVERY-OEM: Ocean Ecosystems and Management2013-03-22T04:00:00ZMaintaining long-term food security in a changing environment is one of the greatest challenges to the sustainable exploitation of the Earth System, including its oceans. The well publicised collapses ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GB-NERC-BAS-PDC-00511NC-NCP: Natural Complexity Project2013-03-22T04:00:00ZCOMPLEXITY will apply new mathematical methods to data sets drawn from across the GSAC programme to reveal previously hidden underlying patterns and laws, and to develop new mathematical models to ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0291Dams-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50332013-03-14T04:00:00ZConstruction of reservoirs became a worldwide activity in the second half of the twentieth century. The total storage capacity of the large reservoirs is more than 100 million cubic meters, which ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0059Ecological Zones (Holdridge Lifezones)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,-60.50331990-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-28T05:00:00ZThe Holdridge Life Zones data set is from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analyses (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. The data set shows the Holdridge Life Zones of the World, a combination ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2933_field_lab_booksCopies of field and lab books associated with ASAC project 2933 - Developing water and sediment quality guidelines for Antarctica: Responses of Antarctic marine biota to contaminants.78.0,-68.0,160.0,-54.02007-10-01T00:00:00Z2012-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-15T05:00:00ZThese are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station, Davis Station, Macquarie Island and Kingston between 2007 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2933 - Developing ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_MULTI_HFDGlobal Multihazard Frequency and Distribution-180.0,-58.0,180.0,85.02000-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-14T05:00:00ZGlobal Multihazard Frequency and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid presenting a simple multihazard index based solely on summated single-hazard decile values. The hazards of interest include cyclones, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_HF_GEOGLast of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic)-180.0,-89.91897,180.0,89.9309541995-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-14T05:00:00ZThe Global Human Footprint Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is the Human Influence Index (HII) normalized by biome and realm. The HII is a global dataset of 1-kilometer ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_HII_GEOGLast of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (Geographic)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01995-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-14T05:00:00ZThe Global Human Influence Index Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is a global dataset of 1-kilometer grid cells, created from nine global data layers covering human ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_LW_GEOGLast of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01995-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-14T05:00:00ZThe Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is derived from the LWP-2 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2201_field_lab_booksCopies of field and lab books associated with ASAC project 2201 - Natural variability and human induced change in Antarctic nearshore marine benthic communities78.0,-68.0,111.0,-66.01997-10-01T00:00:00Z2012-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThese are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station and Davis Station between 1997 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2201 - Natural variability and human induced ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2385_field_lab_booksCopies of field and lab books associated with ASAC project 2385 - Development and application of DGT devices for passive sampling of contaminated waters in the Antarctic environment110.0,-67.0,111.0,-66.02003-10-01T00:00:00Z2006-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThese are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station between 1997 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2385 - Development and application of DGT devices for passive ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2570_field_lab_booksCopies of field and lab books associated with ASAC project 2570 - Constraints on hydrocarbon adsorption and nutrient release from zeolites at low temperatures for hydrocarbon remediation in Antarctica110.0,-67.0,111.0,-66.02004-10-01T00:00:00Z2012-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThese are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station between 2004 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2570 - Constraints on hydrocarbon adsorption and nutrient release ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_2576_field_lab_booksCopies of field and lab books associated with ASAC project 2576 - The hydraulic behaviour of Permeable Reactive Barrier materials under freeze-thaw conditions110.0,-67.0,111.0,-66.02004-10-01T00:00:00Z2007-03-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThese are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station between 2004 and 2007 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2576 - The hydraulic behaviour of Permeable Reactive Barrier ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_GRUMP_LECZLow Elevation Coast Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population Estimates, Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), Alpha Version-180.0,-58.0,180.0,85.02000-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThe Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Estimates consists of country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area country-wide and in the LECZ, if applicable. Additionally, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEIINational Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThe Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) dataset contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEIIINational Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III)-180.0,-58.0,180.0,85.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z1990-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2010-01-01T00:00:00Z2010-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-13T05:00:00ZThe Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) data set contains estimates of national-level aggregations in urban, rural, and total designations of territorial extent and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_20022002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)-180.0,-55.0,180.0,90.01980-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-12T05:00:00ZThe 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) measures overall progress toward environmental sustainability for 142 countries based on environmental systems, stresses, human vulnerability, social ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_20052005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)-180.0,-55.0,180.0,90.01980-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2013-02-12T05:00:00ZThe 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability, developed for 146 countries. The index provides a composite profile of national ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_CCRS_CdnCommAtlasCanadian Communities Gallery - Educational Project Showcase-141.0,42.0,-54.0,74.01997-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2013-02-12T05:00:00ZThe Canadian Communities Gallery (CCGallery) is a service of the Atlas of
Canada that provides access to the best and broadest collections of on-line
educational ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_2004EVICompendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)-180.0,-55.0,180.0,90.01973-01-01T00:00:00Z2003-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-12T05:00:00ZThe 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 111 variables for 235 countries and territories. This index ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_WELLBEINGCompendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: The Wellbeing of Nations-180.0,-55.0,180.0,90.01990-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-01-01T00:00:00Z2013-02-12T05:00:00ZThe Wellbeing of Nations portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains a subset of 123 variables assembled from the Wellbeing of Nations, which assesses ...