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Available as of July 2004

4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling CD-ROM
4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling

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This documents the legacy of the 4th International Conference on Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4). It contains the papers, posters, and pre-conference material from GIS/EM4.
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

Experimental Calibrated GVIs, 1994 CD-ROM
Experimental Calibrated GVIs, 1994

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Global-scale, biweekly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data from 1985 - 1991 based on Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR).
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

GLOBE Custom Data CD-ROM
GLOBE Custom Data

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Global Land One-Kilometer Base Elevation data set, covering land areas using a 30 arc-second latitude-longitude grid. User defines area of interest for custom CD-ROM.
Contact: Paula.Dunbar@noaa.gov or 303 497-6084.

GLOBE Version 1.0 Digital Elevation Data, 1999 CD-ROM
GLOBE Version 1.0 Digital Elevation Data, 1999

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Four-volume collection of the Global Land One-Kilometer Base Elevation data set, covering land areas using a 30 arc-second latitude-longitude grid. A 130 page documentation book is included on the cdrom as a PDF file.
Contact: Paula.Dunbar@noaa.gov or 303 497-6084.

Global AVHRR Derived Land Climatologies, 1997 CD-ROM
Global AVHRR Derived Land Climatologies, 1997

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Two-volume collection of reprocessed climatological data from NOAA's Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR).
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

Global Ecosystems Custom Data CD-ROM
Global Ecosystems Custom Data

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GED-II contains thirty contributed datasets spanning a range of environmental and ecosystem variables. User defines datasets of interest for custom CD-ROM.
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

Global Ecosystems Database Version-II, 2000 CD-ROM
Global Ecosystems Database Version-II, 2000

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GED-II contains thirty contributed datasets spanning a range of environmental and ecosystem variables.
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

Global View Project, 1994 CD-ROM
Global View Project, 1994

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Four-volume collection including previously published data. Coastal Change Analysis Project, Global Ecosystems Disk A, Experimental GVI, and TerrainBase are all included.
Contact: Susan.Mclean@noaa.gov or 303 497-6478.

Graham's Continental Watersheds and River Networks, 2001 CD-ROM
Graham's Continental Watersheds and River Networks, 2001

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This new product contains 5-Minute, 1/2u , and 1u data sets of continental watersheds and river networks for use in regional and global hydrologic and climate system modeling studies. These data are useful in hydrologic modeling and can serve as a base map for routing continental runoff to the appropriate coast, ocean or inland sea.
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

Most Intense Tropical Storms, 1996 Poster
Most Intense Tropical Storms, 1996

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The 14 most intense tropical storms from the 1996 calendar year are shown with thermal infrared imagery from the DMSP Operational Linescan System. Each image is accompanied by the vital statistics of the storm, including maximum wind speed, date and time of the image, latitude and longitude of the eye, and duration of the storm. The roster of most intense tropical storms includes 7 typhoons, cyclones, and 2 hurricanes. Size: 24x36 inches.
Contact: Craig.A.Clark@noaa.gov or 303 497-6761.

NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Climate Data, 1998 CD-ROM
NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Climate Data, 1998

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Collection of 7 data sets from the 1987-1988 NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program. Data include AVHRR, TOVS, and SSM/I.
Contact: Patrick.J.Hayes@noaa.gov or 303 497-6764.

Nighttime Lights of the World Custom Data CD-ROM
Nighttime Lights of the World Custom Data

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This custom CD allows the online user to have multiple selections on a single CD, up to ~ 650 Mb. The data will be raw binary, which requires special image viewing software to view (such as ENVI from Research Systems Inc.).
Contact: Patrick.J.Hayes@noaa.gov or 303 497-6764.

New Icon Nighttime Lights of the World, 1994-1995 Poster
Nighttime Lights of the World, 1994-1995

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The Nighttime Lights of the World poster depicts the lights from cities, fires, gas flares, and fishing boats, each in a separate color. Source data collected October 1994 - March 1995. The poster measures 36.5"x18.76".
Contact: Craig.A.Clark@noaa.gov or 303 497-6761.

Reynolds Global Soil Data, 2001 CD-ROM
Reynolds Global Soil Data, 2001

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Spatial soil water-holding capacites were estimated for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) digital Soil Map of the World (SMW) by employing continuous pedo-transfer functions (PTF) within global pedon databases and linking these results to the SMW. These raster images have the same 5-minute spatial resolution of the original SMW to preserve the integrity of the original data.
Contact: John.J.Kineman@noaa.gov or 303 497-6900.

TerrainBase (Global 5-minute Digital Terrain Model), 1994 CD-ROM
TerrainBase (Global 5-minute Digital Terrain Model), 1994

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A global land and marine 5-minute Digital Terrain Model (DTM).
Contact: Paula.Dunbar@noaa.gov or 303 497-6084.

Tropical Cyclones - 1997 Indian Ocean & SW Pacific Slide Set
Tropical Cyclones - 1997 Indian Ocean & SW Pacific

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40 images comprise this set of 20 storms of severe cyclone strength in the Indian and Southwest Pacific Oceans which occurred between January 2, 1997, and January 1, 1998. Each storm is displayed in thermal-infrared and visible wavelengths. Two cyclones, Poncho-Helinda and Gavin, had sustained winds of 128 kt. B&W
Contact: Craig.A.Clark@noaa.gov or 303 497-6761.

Tropical Cyclones - 1997 NE Pacific & Atlantic Hurricanes Slide Set
Tropical Cyclones - 1997 NE Pacific & Atlantic Hurricanes

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24 slides comprise this set of 12 Western Hemisphere hurricanes that occurred between July 5 and November 10, 1997. Hurricane Linda, estimated as the year's strongest hurricane in the eastern North Pacific Ocean with sustained winds reaching 160 kt, is included in this set. B&W
Contact: Craig.A.Clark@noaa.gov or 303 497-6761.

Tropical Cyclones - 1997 NW Pacific Typhoons Slide Set
Tropical Cyclones - 1997 NW Pacific Typhoons

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42 images comprise this slide set of 21 Northwest Pacific storms of typhoon strength that occurred between April 11 and December 21, 1997. Each storm is displayed in both thermal-infrared and visible wavelengths. Four typhoons (Ivan, Joan, Keith, and Paka) all had sustained winds of 160 kt. B&W
Contact: Craig.A.Clark@noaa.gov or 303 497-6761.


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