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Summary

Forest Ecosystem Dynamics (FED) Project Spatial Data Archive:
Surficial Geology for Northern Experimental Forest

The Biospheric Sciences Branch (formerly Earth Resources Branch)
within the Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics at NASA's Goddard Space
Flight Center and associated University investigators are involved in
a research program entitled ... Forest Ecosystem Dynamics (FED) which is
fundamentally concerned with vegetation change of forest ecosystems at
local to regional spatial scales (100 to 10,000 meters) and temporal
scales ranging from monthly to decadal periods (10 to 100 years). The
nature and extent of the impacts of these changes, as well as the
feedbacks to global climate, may be addressed through modeling the
interactions of the vegetation, soil, and energy components of the
boreal ecosystem.

The Howland Forest research site lies within the Northern Experimental
Forest of International Paper. The natural stands in this
boreal-northern hardwood transitional forest consist of
spruce-hemlock-fir, aspen-birch, and hemlock-hardwood mixtures. The
topography of the region varies from flat to gently rolling, with a
maximum elevation change of less than 68 m within 10 km. Due to the
region's glacial history, soil drainage classes within a small area
may vary widely, from well drained to poorly drained. Consequently,
an elaborate patchwork of forest communities has developed, supporting
exceptional local species diversity.

This is a data layer that contains the surficial geology for portions
of the Maine Geological Survey's Passamdumkeag, Boyd Lake, and Lincoln
quadrangles. The map was digitized, projected and differentially
corrected using Global Positioning System points.

FED Surficial Geology data is available at:
http://fedwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/spatial-data223.html

Information about the FED project and other datasets can be found
at the FED Home Page: http://fedwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 45.0

S: 45.0

E: -68.0

W: -68.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Darrel L. Williams Dataset Title: Surficial Geology for Northern Experimental Forest Dataset Series Name: FED Project Home Page Dataset Release Place: NASA/GSFC Dataset Publisher: NASA/GSFC Data Presentation Form: Map Image Online Resource: http://fedwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/spatial-data223.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1963-01-01 Stop Date: 1995-11-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS > GEOLOGIC UNIT SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS > ALLUVIUM SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS > EOLIAN DEPOSIT SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS > GLACIAL TILL SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS > SEDIMENTARY ROCKS > TIDAL MARSH DEPOSIT

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

MAPS

Instrument

DIGITIZER

Project

FED > Forest Ecosystem Dynamics

Ancillary Keywords

ALLUVIUM EOLIAN DEPOSIT FED GEOLOGIC MAP GIS GLACIAL DEPOSIT MAINE TILL CONSERVATION GCMD Mapserver

Originating Center

NASA/GSFC/FED

Data Center

Forest Ecosystem Dynamics Project, Biospheric Sciences Branch, ydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Data Center URL: http://fedwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Data Center Personnel Name: KENNETH JON RANSON Phone: 301-614-6650 Fax: 301-614-6695 Email: Kenneth.J.Ranson at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Mailstop 614.4 City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: WWW Distribution Format: ARC/INFO EXPORT Fees: Free

Personnel

GENE R. MAJOR Role: DIF AUTHOR Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov STEVEN T. FIFER Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT DARREL L. WILLIAMS Role: INVESTIGATOR Email: Darrel.L.Williams at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Mailstop 614.0 City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Access GIS data.

Publications/References

See: http://fedwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/fedmac/refs.html

Borns, H.W. 1981. Reconnaissance Surficial Geology of the
Passamdumkeag Quadrangle, Maine., Maine Geological Survey Department
of Conservation, Augusta, Maine. (Open File No. 81-4)

Borns, H.W., D.W. Caldwell, and L.S. Hanson. 1981.
Reconnaissance Surficial Geology of the Boyd Lake ... Quadrangle, Maine.,
Maine Geological Survey Department of Conservation, Augusta, Maine.
(Open File No. 81-5)

Lowell, T.V. 1980. Reconnaissance Surficial Geology of the
Lincoln Quadrangle, Maine., Maine Geological Survey Department of
Conservation, Augusta, Maine.

Levine, E., K.J. Ranson, J.A. Smith, D.L. Williams, R.G. Knox,
H.H. Shugart, D.L. Urban, and W.T. Lawrence. 1993. Forest
ecosystem dynamics: linking forest succession, soil process and
radiation models. Ecological Modelling 65: 199-219.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-03-06

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