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ISLSCP II Data Set Matrix: Selecting Data by Details

This index of data sets is organized in a matrix with additional information for each data set. The data sets are organized by category. Click on the name of the Data Set you are interested in to continue the data-extraction process.

 

Indexes: Archive Contents | Data Set Details | Data by Scale | General Categories | Parameter List

Data Category Data Set Title Originating Institution/Project/Author Date Range Scale Total Size
(Compressed)
Data Set Comments
Carbon Air Sea CO2 Gas Exchange Taro Takahashi, Lamont Doherty, Earth Observatory 1995 5x4, 1 degree 1.1 megs  
Atmospheric CO2 Consumption by Continential Erosion Wolgang Ludwig, Univ. of Perpignan (France) na 1, 0.5 degree 1.5 megs  
CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Burning Gregg Marland, Brenkert (CDIAC) 1950-1995 1 degree 0.2 megs Decadal resolution
EDGAR Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research Jos Olivier, RIVM (The Netherlands) 1970-1995 1 degree 2.5 megs Tabular and ASCII map data, decadal resolution
FLUXNET CO2 Flux Measurements ORNL DAAC (compiled from regional networks) 1992-1995 Point data 5.7 megs Harvard Forest and BOREAS NSA-OBS only
Global River Fluxes of Carbon and Sediments to the Oceans Wolgang Ludwig, Univ. of Perpignan (France) na 2.5x2, 1, 0.5 degree 1.5 megs Tabular and ASCII map data
GlobalView: Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations Ken Masarie, NOAA/CMDL Cooperative Air Sampling Network Varies by site Point data 2.8 megs GlobalView CO2 2003 data
GlobalView: Atmospheric Methane Concentrations Ken Masarie, NOAA/CMDL Varies by site Point data 1.3 megs GlobalView CH4 2001 data
GPPDI Gridded NPP Steve Prince (UMD), Daolan Zheng (U. Toledo) Various 0.5, 1 degree 0.2 megs  
GPPDI Net Primary Production (NPP) Class B Point Data Olson, Scurlock (ORNL), Gower (U. Wisc.) Various Point data 0.4 megs  
IGBP NPP Model Intercomparison Data Wolfgang Cramer (PIK) na 0.5, 1 degree 0.5 megs Potsdam NPP model intercomparison
Hydrology, Soils, and Topography Global Soil Water Storage Capacity of the Rooting Zone Axel Kleidon (UMD) 1987-1988 averaged 1 degree 0.3 megs  
GPCC Precipitation Monthly Bruno Rudolf, GPCC (Germany) 1986-1995 1, 0.5 degree 45 megs Monthly data
GPCP Precipitation Monthly (Satellite & Gauge) George Huffman, GPCP 1986-1995 2.5, 1 degree 26.3 megs Monthly data
GPCP Precipitation Pentad (Satellite & Gauge) Pingping Xie, GPCP 1986-1995 2.5, 1 degree 65.7 megs Pentad (5-day) data
GRDC River Discharge Point Data Thomas Maurer, GRDC (Germany) 1986-1995 point 0.3 megs  
GTS Gauge-Based Daily Precipitation Xie, Janowiak (NOAA) 1986-1995 1, 0.5 degree 698 megs Daily data
HYDRO1k Elevation-derived Products Kris Verdin (EDC) na 1, 0.5 degree 1.9 megs Max, Min, Mean, Stdev
ISLSCP II Global Gridded Soil Characteristics Scholes, Brown de Colstouny na 1 degree 1.5 megs  
River Routing Data (STN-30p) Vörösmarty, Fekete (Univ. New Hampshire) 1986-1995 1, 0.5 degree 2.5 megs Monthly averages
UNH/GRDC Composite Monthly Runoff Fekete, Vörösmarty (UNH) 1986-1995 1, 0.5 degree 27.6 megs Monthly averages
Near Surface Meteorology ECMWF Meteorology Data Beljaars, Betts, Brown de Colstoun 1989-1995 1 degree   Monthly average, diurnal, and 3-hourly data
NCEP II Reanalysis Meteorology Data Paul Dirmeyer (COLA), Glenn White (NOAA) 1986-1995 1 degree 42.4 gigs Monthly average, diurnal, and 3-hourly data
Monthly Climatology CRU Univ. East Anglia 1986-1995 1, 0.5 degree 46 megs Monthly averages
Monthly Mean Climatology 1961-1990 CRU Univ. East Anglia 1961-1990 averages 1, 0.5 degree 8.4 megs Averaged months of 1961-1990
Radiation and Clouds SRB ISCCP Clouds Paul Stackhouse, NASA Langley 1986-1995 1 degree 440 megs Monthly mean, sdev, max, min
SRB Radiation Fields Paul Stackhouse, NASA Langley 1986-1995 1 degree 16 gigs Monthly average, diurnal, and 3-hourly data
Topograpically Corrected Radiation Univ. of Maryland   1 degree?    
Disaggregated Total Precipitation (GPCP/DX) GPCP/SRB       May not have this in time.
Snow, Sea Ice, and Oceans Global Sea Ice Extent Richard Armstrong, NSIDC 1985-1994 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 21.2 megs Tabular data and 1-degree ASCII maps.
Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent Richard Armstrong, NSIDC 1985-1994 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 5.8 megs Tabular data and 1-degree ASCII maps.
Optimally Interpolated Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Richard Reynolds, NCEP 1986-1995 1 degree 8 megs  
Socioeconomic Gridded Population of the World Greg Yetman, CIESIN (Columbia University) 1990, 1995 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 3.5 megs  
Global Gridded Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990 Greg Yetman, CIESIN (Columbia University) 1990 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 0.7 megs  
Vegetation Albedo (snow-free) Don Dazlich, Colo. State Univ. 1982-1998 1 degree   Processing preliminary version
Albedo (snow-inclusive) ERBE 1986-1990 2.5, 1 degree 1.9 megs  
NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR Ivan Csiszar (UMD) na 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 5 megs  
AVHRR Albedo and BRDF from 1995 Alan Strahler, Boston University 1995 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 20.8 megs  
MODIS Albedo from 2002 Crystal Schaaf, Boston University 2002 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 288 megs  
MODIS Filled Albedo from 2002 Crystal Schaaf, Boston University 2002 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 234 megs  
C4 Vegetation Percentage Chris Still, UCSB 1996-1998 1 degree 0.03 megs  
Continuous Fields of Vegetation Cover Ruth DeFries, Matt Hansen (UMD) 1992-1993 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 2.8 megs  
Ecosystem Rooting Depths Rob Jackson (Duke U), H. Jochen Schenk (Cal. S. Fullerton) na 1 degree 0.1 megs  
FASIR NDVI Biophysical Parameter Fields Sietse O. Los, University of Wales (U.K.) 1982-1998 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 630 megs  
FASIR NDVI Monthly Sietse O. Los, University of Wales (U.K.) 1982-1998 1, 0.5, 0,25 degree 188 megs  
GIMMS NDVI Tucker, Pinzon, Brown (NASA/GSFC) 1981-2002 1, 0.5, 0,25 degree 136 megs  
Historical Croplands Cover Ramankutty and Foley 1700-1992 1, 0.5 degree 1.7 megs  
Historical Land Cover & Land Use Kees Klein Goldewijk, RIVM (The Netherlands) 1700-1990 1, 0.5 degree 0.2 megs  
Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements Scurlock (ORNL), Gower (U. Wisc) 1932-2000 Point data 0.2 megs  
MODIS Land Cover Mark Friedl, Alan Strahler 2000 1, 0.5. 0.25 degree    
Potential Vegetation Ramankutty and Foley na 1, 0.5 degree 0.4 megs  
UMD Global Land Cover Classifications Ruth DeFries, Matt Hansen (UMD) 1992-1993 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 2.8 megs AVHRR-based maps
Vegetation Classification (IGBP-DIScover) Tom Loveland, EROS Data Center 1992-1993 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 10.1 megs IGBP, and SiB data
Ancillary Land/Water Mask Tom Logan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) na 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 0.5 megs  
Land Outline Overlays GSFC na 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 0.08 megs  
Latitude and Longitude Grid Coordinate Data GSFC na 1, 0.5, 0.25 degree 0.5 megs  
Data Category Data Set Title Originating Institution/Project/Author Date Range Scale Total Size
(Compressed)
Data Set Comments

 

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Revision Date: March 28, 2007