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Water Column Sonar Data Collection 61 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The collection and analysis of water column sonar data is a relatively new avenue of research into the marine environment. Primary uses include assessing biological... -
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Global Forecast System (GFS) [0.5 Deg.] 25 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Forecast System (GFS) is a weather forecast model produced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). Dozens of atmospheric and... -
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Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, 4360 BC to present 13 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database is a global listing of over 600 eruptions from 4360 BC to the present. A significant eruption is classified as one that... -
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Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Global Land Surface Air Temperature Analysis 12 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A station observation-based global land monthly mean surface air temperature dataset at 0.5 x 0.5 latitude-longitude resolution for the period from 1948 to the... -
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Global_LSIB_Lines_Simplified_2015Jan23_USG 11 recent views
Department of State —
This is a simplified (aka generalized or smoothed) version of the detailed Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB) dataset. The included simplified boundary... -
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Pollen 11 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Records of past vegetation and climate derived from pollen found in lake and ocean sediments. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set.... -
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Earthquake Damage - General 10 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
An earthquake is the motion or trembling of the ground produced by sudden displacement of rock in the Earth's crust. Earthquakes result from crustal strain,... -
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Climate Reconstructions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NOAA Paleoclimatology Program archives reconstructions of past climatic conditions derived from paleoclimate proxies, in addition to the Program's large holdings... -
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Global Significant Earthquake Database, 2150 BC to present
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Significant Earthquake Database is a global listing of over 5,700 earthquakes from 2150 BC to the present. A significant earthquake is classified as one that... -
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NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) Radiometer Data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) series offers the advantage of daily global coverage, by making nearly polar orbits 14 times per day... -
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Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), for 1979 to 2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) was initially completed for the 31-year period from 1979 to 2009, in January 2010. The CFSR was designed and... -
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Global Volcano Locations Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NGDC maintains a database of over 1,500 volcano locations obtained from the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Volcanoes of the World publication. The... -
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Earthquake Damage to Transportation Systems
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Earthquakes represent one of the most destructive natural hazards known to man. A serious result of large-magnitude earthquakes is the disruption of transportation... -
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International Tree Ring Data Bank (ITRDB)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Tree ring data from the International Tree Ring Data Bank and World Data Center for Paleoclimatology archives. Data include raw treering measurements (most are... -
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International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) Global Land Surface Temperature Databank - Stage 1 Daily
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The global land surface temperature databank contains monthly timescale mean, max, and min temperature for approximately 40,000 stations globally. It was developed... -
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Earthquake Damage to Schools
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This set of slides graphically illustrates the potential danger that major earthquakes pose to school structures and to the children and adults who happen to be... -
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NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks (PERSIANN-CDR), Version 1 Revision 1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
PERSIANN Precipitation Climate Data Record (PERSIANN-CDR) is a daily quasi-global precipitation product for the period of 1982 to 2011. The data covers from 60... -
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Ice Cores
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Records of past temperature, precipitation, atmospheric trace gases, and other aspects of climate and environment derived from ice cores drilled on glaciers and ice... -
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Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) [2.5 Deg.]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) is a weather forecast model made up of 21 separate forecasts, or ensemble members. The National Centers for Environmental... -
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Global Ecological Land Units (ELUs)
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior —
In response to the need and an intergovernmental commission for a high resolution and data-derived global ecosystem map, land surface elements of global ecological...