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North Central Research Station
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108

(651) 649-5000

Publications and Products - Maps

Atmospheric Disturbance

This web site contains a variety of climatic maps that show some of the important spatial and temporal patterns of climate and weather-related variables and atmospheric-related disturbances that are known to influence ecosystems in the north central and northeastern U.S.

The Changing Midwest Assessment

The purpose of this site is to describe the spatial distribution, direction and intensity of the changes that have occurred on the biophysical and social landscapes of the Region over the past two decades. Specifically, we have mapped change in Land Cover, Forest Characteristics, Plants and Animals, and Human Demographics. The Land Cover section describes changes in the amount and distribution of the major land cover types in the Region (i.e., Agriculture, Forestland, and Urban). The Forest Characteristics section provides a comprehensive account of change in Forests by Forest Type Group, including change in Area, Volume, Structure, Composition, and Ownership. The Plants and Animals section describes change in the relative abundance of species of special concern. And the Human Demographics section describes change in population, housing and seasonal housing density, and personal income.

Eastern Area Modeling Consortium

Real Time Fire Weather Model Maps derived from atmosphere mesoscale model output. Forty eight hours of output on four (4) domains is available: 1) a 36km domain covering the contiguous United States; 2) a 12km domain covering the North Central and Northeastern states; 3) a 4km domain covering New England (4km East); 4) a 4km domain covering the Lake States (4km West). Two simulations are performed each day for the 36km and 12km domains, initialized from observations at 0000 and 1200 UTC. The 4km domains are run once per day starting 24 hours after the 0000 UTC observations. Output time indicates the time for which the model output is valid. Model output from the last 2-3 weeks should be available at all times.

FIA Map Maker

This program produces tables and maps from the USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Data Base (FIADB).
The user inputs the following information:

1.	geographic area of interest (state/county retrieval or radius retrieval)
2.	attribute of interest (timberland area, number of trees, growing-stock volume, etc.)
3.	optional filters (for restricting the query to a specific ownership, species, etc.)
4.	classification variables to be used for columns and rows and the web application generates the resulting table. If the user selects County or Congressional District as the row variable a shaded county map is generated.

Great Lakes Assessment

Great Lakes Ecological Assessment (GLA)
Information and maps describing the ecological, social, and economic conditions and trends in the northern forested regions of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The site also includes a photo gallery and links to other sites with additional ecological information.

Mapping Housing Density across the North Central United States, 1940-2000

This website provides maps and information on the changes in housing density over six decades.

Ozone in the Great Lakes

RWU FS-NC-4401 is cooperating with Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA in a research project to determine the frequency of occurrence of high surface ozone concentrations in the Great Lakes region, the spatial and temporal patterns of ozone in the region, and the atmospheric circulation and temperature patterns associated with elevated surface ozone concentrations. As part of the analyses, composite daily maps of observed surface ozone concentrations and lower atmospheric winds and temperature anomalies over the Great Lakes region for the period of April to September, 1985-1995, have been developed and are available for viewing.

Wildland Urban Interface

In the United States the term "wildland-urban interface" refers to areas where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped land. This site provides maps, statistics, and GIS data.

USDA Forest Service - North Central Research Station
Last Modified: Thursday, 07 October 2004