Global Change Master Directory gsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov 50 2013-06-19T07:58:11Z GCMD Search: [Keyword='NORTH AMERICA'] http://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 63 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_1349 GTOPO30 Global Shaded Relief (North America) -178.97,8.56,-11.98,87.95 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-06-12T04:00:00Z GTOPO30 is a global data set covering the full extent of latitude from 90 degrees south to 90 degrees north, and the full extent of longitude from 180 degrees west to 180 degrees east. The horizontal ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_1355 Modis Blue Marble Land Surface (North America) -178.97,8.56,-11.98,87.95 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-06-05T04:00:00Z The ?blue marble? image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0302 Global 1km Land Cover - IGBP Legend (North America) -178.97,8.56,-11.98,87.95 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0777 Watershed Boundaries Level 1 - HYDRO1k (North America) -178.97,8.56,-11.98,87.95 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 1997-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z The Pfafstetter system was developed by Otto Pfafstetter, a Brazilian engineer. It is based upon the topology of the drainage network and the size of the surface area drained. Its numbering scheme ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0782 Watershed Boundaries Level 3 - HYDRO1k (North America) -178.97,8.56,-11.98,87.95 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z 1997-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-05-24T04:00:00Z The Pfafstetter system was developed by Otto Pfafstetter, a Brazilian engineer. It is based upon the topology of the drainage network and the size of the surface area drained. Its numbering scheme ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]geodata_0370 Global 1km Land Cover - Olson Global Ecosystem Legend (North America) -178.97,8.56,-11.98,87.95 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-12-31T00:00:00Z 2013-04-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) have generated a 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00647 Hurricane Katrina Poster -93.0,20.0,-70.0,40.0 2005-08-28T00:00:00Z 2005-08-28T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z This product is a poster, available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The poster dimension is 36 inches wide by 30 inches tall. In the poster: NOAA's Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00059 U.S. Lightning Archive (DSI-9617) 170.0,15.0,-65.0,72.0 1959-01-13T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z The Lightning Archive contains a chronological listing, by state, of lightning statistics. The reports are provided by the National Weather Service and contain statistics on locations, fatalities, ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]usgs_fresc_cpfs_mojaveplotsmap Central Mojave Plots Map -118.17726,33.77933,-114.816826,37.324173 1997-09-01T00:00:00Z 2000-04-30T00:00:00Z 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z The Central Mojave Plots Map (plots.e00) is a digital map database (point coverage) that shows the location and vegetation type for all field reference data used in developing the Central Mojave Vegetation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]usgs_fresc_cpfs_mojavemap Central Mojave Special Features Map -117.96359,33.78788,-114.68798,37.307457 1978-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z The Central Mojave Special Features map shows point locations for known or potential places where vegetation alliances or unique stands with less than 5 hectares (ha) of spatial extent occur. Many ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NRL_GOES9 GOES 9 Satellite Images Generated by NRL-Monterey SeaSpace -180.0,0.0,-100.0,50.0 1996-01-04T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z GOES-9 Satellite Images generated in near real-time by the NRL-Monterey SeaSpace TeraScan receiving station. Routine images are produced on a nominal 1/2 hour update schedule. Visible ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]terrastat Terrastat - Land Resource Potential and Constraints Statistics at Country and Regional Level -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z Terrastat 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]UAF_KittlitzMurreletnestlocations Kittlitz's Murrelet Known Nest Locations (GIS layer) -165.55,58.3667,-135.316,68.2833 2012-12-20T05:00:00Z The Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris is bird is a species of environmental concern, and only 21 confirmed nest locations are published for North America. A wider analysis of these nest ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NPWRC_checklistamphibianspecies Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide: An Online Guide for the Identification of Amphibians in North America north of Mexico -140.0,30.0,-50.0,89.0 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-12-12T05:00:00Z The checklist is one of all amphibian species and subspecies currently recognized in North America north of Mexico. This list is based on Crother (2000); published by the Society for the Study of ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]PWRC_Duckdata Duckdata-A Bibliographic Database of North American Waterfowl (Anatidae) and their Wetland Habitats -177.1,13.05,-48.11,87.61 2012-12-12T05:00:00Z DUCKDATA provides a comprehensive bibliography of published literature on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats. The primary objective of ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UAF_KittlitzMurrelet Kittlitz's Murrelet. Birds of North America -170.0,51.0,-130.0,72.0 2012-12-12T05:00:00Z The Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris is bird is a species of environmental concern, and only 21 confirmed nest locations are published for North America. A wider analysis ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]BTS_NORTAD The North American Transportation Atlas Data (NORTAD) from the Bureau of Transportation Statisitics -170.0,0.0,-55.0,80.0 2012-10-17T04:00:00Z The North American Transportation Atlas Data (NORTAD) CD-ROM is a collection of geo-spatial data sets of transportation facilities for Canada, Mexico, and the United States depicting nationally significant ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]vemap_1_results VEMAP 1: SELECTED MODEL RESULTS -124.0,26.0,-66.0,50.0 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-12-31T00:00:00Z 2012-04-17T04:00:00Z The Vegetation/Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP) was a multi-institutional, international effort addressing the response of biogeography and biogeochemistry to environmental variability ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.us_crm U.S. Coastal Relief Model -107.0,24.0,-65.0,48.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2012-01-03T05:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.309 U.S. Coastal Relief Model - Central Gulf of Mexico -94.0,24.0,-87.0,35.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-12-13T05:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.307 U.S. Coastal Relief Model - Florida and East Gulf of Mexico -87.0,24.0,-78.0,35.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-12-09T05:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.305 U.S. Coastal Relief Model - Southeast Atlantic -85.0,31.0,-67.0,40.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-12-09T05:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.288 U.S. Coastal Relief Model - Northwest Pacific -127.0,37.0,-117.0,44.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-11-04T04:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.290 U.S. Coastal Relief Model - Puerto Rico -68.0,17.0,-64.25,19.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-11-04T04:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.dem.286 U.S. Coastal Relief Model - Western Gulf of Mexico -107.0,25.0,-94.0,37.0 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-11-04T04:00:00Z ABSTRACT: NGDC's U.S. Coastal Relief Model (CRM) provides the first comprehensive view of the U.S. coastal zone integrating offshore bathymetry with land topography into a seamless representation ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00363 CMDL Hourly Average Surface Carbon Dioxide (DSI-3273) -180.0,-90.0,-150.0,75.0 1973-07-01T00:00:00Z 1992-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z CMDL Hourly Average Surface Carbon Dioxide is historical data set DSI-3273, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Data were provided by the Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00366 Climate Reference Network (CRN) (DSI-3286) -170.0,15.0,-65.0,72.0 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z Climate Reference Network (CRN) is digital data set DSI-3286, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This data set contains hourly observations, made by an automated instrument package, ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00358 Cooperative Summary of the Day - Midwest Climate Center/MCCDP (DSI-3205) -110.0,31.0,-80.0,50.0 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z 1980-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z Cooperative Summary of the Day - Midwest Climate Center/MCCDP is digital data set DSI-3205, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). DSI-3205 contains daily minimum and maximum temperature ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00360 Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) - Special ASOS Network (DSI-3241) -170.0,25.0,-65.0,72.0 1995-05-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z Hourly Precipitation Data - Special ASOS Network is a digital data set archived as DSI-3241 at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The data were recorded on paper charts by the Universal Rain ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00345 NEXRAD Level II (DSI-6500 through DSI-6899) and NEXRAD Level III (DSI-7000) 126.0,-5.0,-65.0,67.0 1991-06-05T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z NEXRAD Level II and NEXRAD Level III is a series of digital data sets DSI-6500 through DSI-6899, plus DSI-7000, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The Next Generation Weather Radar ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00582 Pre-1890 Signal Corps Station History Documentation -173.0,24.0,-65.0,72.0 1738-10-01T00:00:00Z 1889-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z Pre-1890 Signal Corps Station History Documentation is a series of document images and indices created by and available from National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). These data were derived from an 1891 ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00339 Radiosonde Data of North America CD-ROM 170.0,10.0,-50.0,88.0 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z 1996-12-31T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z Radiosonde Data of North America 4-disk CD-ROM set was produced by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in conjunction with the Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) of the Environmental Research ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00330 Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer (VISSR) -180.0,-80.0,0.0,80.0 1976-07-26T00:00:00Z 1988-09-25T00:00:00Z 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has, in archive, both digital data and hard-copy images from early VISSR (Visible and Infra-Red Spin Scan Radiometer) sensors on board the early Synchronous ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]brdpwrc0004 North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) -165.0,20.0,-50.0,75.0 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-06-16T04:00:00Z The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), which is coordinated by the Biological Resources Division and Canadian Wildlife Service, is a primary source of population trend and distribution information ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.G01093 Global Topography, Bathymetry, Gravity and Relief on CD-ROM -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-03-14T04:00:00Z ABSTRACT: The Global Relief CD-ROM consolidates some digital data bases previously offered by NOAA/National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) on computer tape. The CD-ROM contains several digital gridded ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[NOAA-NMMR]gov.noaa.ngdc.G01018 Collection of Observed Gravity Values, Absolute Gravity Measurements, Grids and Other Derived Summary Data -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2011-03-09T05:00:00Z ABSTRACT: The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) of NOAA, in cooperation with the National Geodetic Survey of NOAA, have published a Gravity CD-ROM containing observed and derived gravity measurements. ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]global_soil_mid-lat NORTHERN AND MID-LATITUDE SOIL DATABASE, VERSION 1 -180.0,50.9,-129.3,71.4 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-12-31T00:00:00Z 2010-09-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the University of Copenhagen Institute of Geography, the European Soil Bureau, the ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]vemap2-annual_rslts VEMAP 2: ANNUAL ECOSYSTEM MODEL RESPONSES TO U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE, 1994-2100 -124.0,26.0,-66.0,50.0 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 2100-12-31T00:00:00Z 2010-09-08T04:00:00Z The Vegetation-Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP) was a large, collaborative, multi-institutional, international effort whose goal was to evaluate the sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystem ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]vemap2_monthly_rslts VEMAP 2: MONTHLY ECOSYSTEM MODEL RESPONSES TO U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE, 1994-2100 -124.0,26.0,-66.0,50.0 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 2100-12-31T00:00:00Z 2010-09-08T04:00:00Z The Vegetation-Ecosystem Modeling and Analysis Project (VEMAP) was a large, collaborative, multi-institutional, international effort whose goal was to evaluate the sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystem ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]UC_ICE_biologicalinventory ICE Protected Area Biological Inventory Database -180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2010-07-07T04:00:00Z The ICE Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas provide a global information system of documented inventories of plants and animals reported to occur on the world's protected ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[MOP]CZM_moris_cc_wellsite_pt WELLSITE: Bedrock Data from Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts -70.61593,41.61107,-70.50196,41.66787 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z Cores collected from recent drilling in western Cape Cod, Massachusetts provide insight into the topography and petrology of the underlying bedrock. Cores from 64 drill sites spread over a ~140 km2 ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00088 Branching Atmospheric Trajectory (BAT) Model (DSI-9743) -141.0,20.0,-55.0,80.0 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Branching Atmospheric Trajectory (BAT) Model is historical digital data set DSI-9743, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). This model can be used for a variety of long-range diagnostic ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00313 Hourly Precipitation Data (DSI-3240) 130.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.0 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Hourly Precipitation Data (HPD) is digital data set DSI-3240, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The primary source of data for this file is approximately 5,500 US National Weather ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00162 North American Constant Pressure Charts 150.0,20.0,0.0,90.0 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z North American Constant Pressure Charts is a product that is available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The geographic coverage is the Northern Hemisphere and North America. These analyzed ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00102 North American Surface Analysis Chart 150.0,15.0,0.0,90.0 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z North American Surface Analysis Chart is a product that is available from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). These analyzed surface weather charts are prepared by the National Centers for Environmental ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00289 Northern Hemisphere Storm (Cyclone) Intensity, 1924-1938 (DSI-9628) -180.0,0.0,180.0,90.0 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z 1938-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Northern Hemisphere Storm (Cyclone) Intensity is historical digital data set DSI-9628, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The dataset is for the 15 year period 1924 through 1938. ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00216 Summary Observations (DSI-3290) 130.0,-15.0,-60.0,72.0 1989-07-09T00:00:00Z T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Summary Observations is historical digital data set DSI-3290, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Summary Observations is sometimes called 6 hourly data. DSI-3290 data were collected ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00294 Surface Ozone IN-SITU Measurements - Hourly Averages (DSI-3270) -175.0,-90.0,-155.0,72.0 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z 1992-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Surface Ozone IN-SITU Measurements - Hourly Averages is historical digital data set DSI-3270, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). DSI-3270 contains data from the Climate Monitoring ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00292 Tropical Cyclone Data-North Atlantic (DSI-9632) -100.0,10.0,-10.0,65.0 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z 1966-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Tropical Cyclone Data-North Atlantic is a historical digital data set archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The major parameters that make up this file are; sequential numbers of each ... http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00110 Vorticity Charts 170.0,7.0,-60.0,83.0 1961-05-01T00:00:00Z 1992-12-31T00:00:00Z 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z Vorticity Charts are historical charts archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). These computer-produced charts were prepared by the National Weather Service and archived on 35-mm microfilm ...