Spatial Vegetation Data for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site Vegetation Mapping Project
Published By National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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Vegetation map of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site provides local park-specific names for vegetation types, as well as crosswalks to the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS), including association, alliance and formation level attributes. Crosswalks to the NVCS were determined on November 16, 2005.
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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This fish and benthic composition database is the result of a multifaceted effort described below. The intent of this work is five fold: 1) To spatially characterize and monitor the distribution, abundance, and size of both reef fishes and macro-invertebrates (conch, lobster, Diadema); 2) To relate this information to in-situ data collected on associated benthic composition parameters; 3) To use this information to establish the knowledge base necessary for enacting management decisions in a spatial setting; 4) To establish the efficacy of those management decisions; and 5) To work with the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program to develop data collection standards and easily implemented methodologies for transference to other agencies and to work toward standardizing data collection throughout the US states and territories. Toward this end, the Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment's Biogeography Branch (BB) has been conducting research in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands since 2000 and 2001, respectively. It is critical, with recent changes in management at both locations (e.g. implementation of MPAs) as well as proposed changes (e.g. zoning to manage multiple human uses) that action is taken now to accurately describe and characterize the fish/macro-invertebrate populations in these areas. It is also important that BB work closely with the individuals responsible for recommending and implementing these management strategies. Recognizing this, BB has been collaborating with partners at the University of Puerto Rico, National Park Service, US Geological Survey and the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources. To quantify patterns of spatial distribution and make meaningful interpretations, we must first have knowledge of the underlying variables determining species distribution. The basis for this work therefore, is the nearshore benthic habitats maps (less than 100 ft depth) created by NOAA's Biogeography Program in 2001 and NOS' bathymetry models. Using ArcView GIS software, the digitized habitat maps are stratified to select sampling stations. Sites are randomly selected within these strata to ensure coverage of the entire study region and not just a particular reef or seagrass area. At each site, fish, macro-invertebrates, and benthic composition information is then quantified following standardized protocols. By relating the data collected in the field back to the habitat maps and bathymetric models, BB is able to model and map species level and community level information. These protocols are standardized throughout the US Caribbean to enable quantification and comparison of reef fish abundance and distribution trends between locations. Armed with the knowledge of where "hot spots" of species richness and diversity are likely to occur in the seascape, the BB is in a unique position to answer questions about the efficacy of marine zoning strategies (e.g. placement of no fishing, anchoring, or snorkeling locations), and what locations are most suitable for establishing MPAs. Knowledge of the current status of fish/macro-invertebrate communities coupled with longer term monitoring will enable evaluation of management efficacy, thus it is essential to future management actions.
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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Onemetersquare 1 meter x 1 meter benthic substrate at Baker Island, site 5P 00 11.781N, 176 29.176W, between 9 and 10 meters along a permanent transect.
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued over 9 years ago
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The University of North Dakota (UND) Cessna Citation aircraft, an in-situ platform for the MC3E campaign, carried a suite of instruments for measurements of cloud microphysics, state of the atmosphere parameters, aerosols, three-dimensional winds and turbulence. The Citation flew 15 data missions, which totaled 42.6 flight hours. The data are stored as a separate file for each flight, with a primary (*.mc3e) file containing both direct and derived parameters. Raw data files for each cloud instrument are also archived to allow investigators who wish to use their own processing software. Particle size spectra for the imaging probes were processed by NCAR and are archived and distributed as a separate dataset (Particle probes).
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued over 9 years ago
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The proposal outlines a research program for developing a novel soft-computing technology composed of an Artificial Immune System and Bayesian Belief Networks for monitoring, knowledge and information processing, and decision support infrastructure for testing of rocket engines of future spacecrafts. An engine failure during test operations may cause catastrophic results for the test article, supporting infrastructure, and potentially to supporting resources. The ability to effectively monitor health and status of a testbed and test article during a test firing and to take corrective measures for peak performance and improving reliable operations is of utmost importance. Using an existing SR-30 Jet Engine testbed utilizing artificial intelligence control techniques, novel algorithms are being developed by The University of Alabama that can function under faulty sensor conditions, can work effectively with thousands of sensors at high data rates, are self-checking, and are self-correcting can be of further support. The proposed effort builds on an existing joint MSFC/University of Alabama project where NASA's NSSTC is only funding graduate student research. This proposal will further enhance technology research for realization and synthesis of needed advanced algorithms in larger scale test platforms for propulsion health management, thereby furthering educational research addressing NASA's education missions.
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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Onemetersquare 1 meter x 1 meter benthic substrate at Rose Atoll, site 27P 14 33.038S, 168 09.251W, at meter 29 along a permanent transect.
Multibeam collection for NT06-08: Multibeam data collected aboard Natsushima from 2006-04-28 to 2006-05-14, departing from Unknown Port and returning to Unknown Port
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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This data set is part of a larger set of data called the MultiBeam Bathymetric Data Base (MBBDB) where other similar data can be found at http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/multibeam/
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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This narrative report for Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge outlines Refuge accomplishments from May through August of 1950. The report begins by summarizing the weather conditions, water conditions, and food and cover during this period. Wildlife including migratory birds, upland game birds, big game animals, furbearers, predators, rodents, raptors, and fish is also covered. The Refuge development and maintenance section discusses physical developments, plantings, and wildfires. Resource management is outlined; topics include grazing and haying. The public relations section of the report describes recreational uses, Refuge visitors, Refuge participation, fishing, and violations. NR forms and photographs are attached.
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Published By Federal Laboratory Consortium
Issued over 9 years ago
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The purpose is to provide a quick reaction mechanical and material behavior of aerospace materials and components.
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Belt transects along 2 consecutively-placed, 25m transect lines were surveyed as part of Rapid Ecological Assessments conducted at 3 sites at Laysan Island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in September, 2004 from the NOAA vessel Hi'ialakai (HII04-01). Raw survey data included species presence and relative abundance, colony counts and size classes, and visual estimation of percent cover. Either 0.5m or 1m on each side of the transect lines were included in the belt (for a total of 50m2 or 100m2 per site), depending on colony density.
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued over 9 years ago
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SST is derived from the MODIS IR channels using two channels in either the thermal IR (11-12 um) or channels in the mid-IR region (3.8-4.1 um). The approach is similar to the multi-channel sea surface temperature (MCSST) or the non-linear SST (NLSST) methods used to generate AVHRR-based SST. The MODIS data are available in a variety of spatial resolutions and temporal periods. The Level 3 mapped products are global gridded data sets with all points filled even over land.
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued over 9 years ago
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The Coastal Zone Color Scanner Experiment (CZCS) was the first instrument devoted to the measurement of ocean color and flown on a spacecraft. Although other instruments flown on other spacecraft had sensed ocean color, their spectral bands, spatial resolution and dynamic range were optimized for land or meteorological use and had limited sensitivity in this area, whereas in CZCS, every parameter was optimized for use over water to the exclusion of any other type of sensing. CZCS had six spectral bands, four of which were used primarily for ocean color. These were of a 20 nanometer bandwidth centered at 443, 520, 550, and 670 nm. Band 5 had a 100 nm bandwidth centered at 750 nm and a dynamic range more suited to land. Band 6 operated in the 10.5 to 12.5 micrometer region and sensed emitted thermal radiance for derivation of equivalent black body temperature. (This thermal band failed within the first year of the mission, and so was not used in the global processing effort.) Bands 1-4 were preset to view water only and saturated when the IFOV was over most types of land surfaces, or clouds.
AFSC/RACE/GAP/McConnaughey: Line extent of Reson multibeam sonar data acquisition during the Arctic Reconn transit
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Polyline depicting the extent along the transit where multibeam sonar data were acquired using the Reson 7111 and 8160 mulltbeam sonar systems. Multibeam echosounder data were acquired and processed according to NOAA OCS hydrographic standards.
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has the statutory mandate to collect hydrographic data in support of nautical chart compilation for safe navigation and to provide background data for engineers, scientific, and other commercial and industrial activities. Hydrographic survey data primarily consist of water depths, but may also include features (e.g. rocks, wrecks), navigation aids, shoreline identification, and bottom type information. NOAA is responsible for archiving and distributing the source data as described in this metadata record.
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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The purpose of this report is to create a baseline inventory of all nonmotorized trails on Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge. Trails in this inventory are eligible for funding under the Refuge Roads Program SAFETEALU. The report describes all the attributes e.g., location, surface type, condition, distance of trails in the FWS asset inventory.
Real-time profile data assembled by Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for the Global Temperature-Salinity Profile Program (GTSPP) and submitted on 11/8/2005 (NODC Accession 0002427)
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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The gravity station data (8388 records) were compiled by Professor Ervin. This data base was received in April 1993. Principal gravity parameters include Free-Air Anomalies and Simple Bouguer Anomalies. Terrain corrections have also been computed. The observed gravity values are referenced to the International Gravity Standardization Net 1971 (IGSN 71). The gravity anomaly computation uses the Geodetic Reference System 1967 (GRS 67) theoretical gravity formula. The data are randomly distributed within the area of central Wisconsin between 44 and 45 degrees north latitude.
Temperature profiles from XBT casts from the HAMILTON from Ocean Weather Station C (OWS-C) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 09 February 1973 to 08 March 1973 (NODC Accession 7300413)
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Bathythermograph data were collected from the HAMILTON within a 1-mile radius of Ocean Weather Station C (5245N 03530W) and in transit. Data were collected by the United States Coast Guard from 09 February 1973 to 08 March 1973. The platform was equipped and staffed to observe weather and sea conditions. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Universal Bathythermograph Output (UBT) format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-Archive/bt.html. The UBT file format is used for temperature-depth profile data obtained using expendable bathythermograph (XBT) instrument. Standard XBTs can obtain profiles at depths of about 450 or 760 m. With special instruments, measurements can be obtained to 1830 m. Cruise information, position, date, and time are reported for each observation. The data record comprises pairs of temperature-depth values. Unlike the MBT data file, in which temperature values are recorded at uniform 5m intervals, the XBT Data File contains temperature values at non-uniform depths. These depths are at a minimum number of points ("inflection points") required to record the temperature curve to an acceptable degree of accuracy. On output, however, the user may request temperature values either at inflection points or interpolated to uniform depth increments.
Underway physical and meteorological data collected aboard the NOAA Ship GORDON GUNTER in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic during the Atlantic Pilot Whale Survey from 06/22/2004 to 08/19/2004 (NODC Accession 0001698)
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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This data set consists of land derived from high resolution imagery and was analyzed according to the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) protocol to determine land cover. This data set utilized 43 full Quickbird multispectral scene which was processed to detect C-CAP land cover features on the island of Kauai.
Published By Department of Transportation
Issued over 9 years ago
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The Airline Origin and Destination Survey (DB1B) is a 10% sample of airline tickets from reporting carriers collected by the Office of Airline Information of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Data includes origin, destination and other itinerary details of passengers transported. This database is used to determine air traffic patterns, air carrier market shares and passenger flows.
Published By National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Issued over 9 years ago
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Mercury spacesuit. Polygons: 55366 Vertices: 55460
OC376L01: WHOI cruise 376 leg 01 aboard the R/V Oceanus from 2002-04-03 - 2002-04-20 (NODC Accession 0055291)
Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
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Post-cruise download of raw data from shipboard computer(s) as furnished by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Shipboard Scientific Support Group and archived by the Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library for the R/V Oceanus - Cruise 376 Leg 01. These data are part of a collection of ocean observation data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ships OCEANUS (call sign WXAQ; built 1975.00; IMO 7603617), KNORR (call sign KCEJ; built 1970.00; IMO 7738618), and the ATLANTIS (call sign KAQP; built 1997.03; IMO 9105798). The data sets are the downloads of the shipboard computers after an individual cruise. As such, they contain basic raw and processed physical and meteorological data from the cruise. A data set may include XBT, CTD, and XCTD profiles, underway thermosalinograph and atmospheric measurements, gravity and magnetic field measurements, current measurements from ADCP, and still photographs from the Alvin submersible (Atlantis cruises only). Other data types (ROV, nutrients measured from bottle samples, etc.) and photographs documenting the cruise may be included.
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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Summary of fall moose population statistics for the upper Sheenjek River drainage including all tributaries upstream of Lobo Lake and of Old Woman Creek. William 0. Douglas Arctic Wildlife Range.