Dataset
ISLSCP II: Vegetation Parameters at 1 degree spatial resolution (1986-1995)
Abstract
The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project, Initiative II (ISLSCP II) is a follow on project from The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). ISLSCP II had the lead role in addressing land-atmosphere interactions - process modelling, data retrieval algorithms, field experiment design and execution, and the development of global data sets. The ISLSCP II dataset contains comprehensive data over the 10 year period from 1986 to 1995, from the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP).
This dataset contains:
*Albedo
*Ecosystem roots
*Historic crop land and land cover
*Potential vegetation
*Continuous vegetation
The data are mapped to consistent grids (0.5 x 0.5 degrees for topography, 1 x 1 degrees for meteorological parameters). Some data have a grid size of 0.25 x 0.25 degrees. The temporal resolution for most data sets is monthly (however a few are at finer resolution - 3 hourly). This dataset is public.
Details
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No related previous identifiers.
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| Access rules: |
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data obtained over a 10 year period from 1986 to 1995, collated by the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) II. A copy of these data was obtained by the BADC to assist the UK research community. |
| Data Quality: |
NASA quality controlled data
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| File Format: |
Data are ASCII formatted.
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Computation Element: 1
| Title | ISLSCP II: International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project, Initiative II regular geo-temporal |
| Abstract | The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project, Initiative II (ISLSCP II) is a follow on project from The International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). ISLSCP II had the lead role in addressing land-atmosphere interactions - process modelling, data retrieval algorithms, field experiment design and execution, and the development of global data sets. The ISLSCP II dataset contains comprehensive data over the 10 year period from 1986 to 1995, from the International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). The data are mapped to consistent grids (0.5 x 0.5 degrees for topography, 1 x 1 degrees for meteorological parameters). Some data have a grid size of 0.25 x 0.25 degrees. The temporal resolution for most data sets is monthly (however a few are at finer resolution - 3 hourly). This dataset is public. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
| Output Description | None |
- long_name: Albedo
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G199
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo
- names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation > Albedo, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G199
- long_name: Land Cover
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0451
- gcmd_keyword: Land Cover
- names: Land Cover, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0451
- long_name: Vegetation
- gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/H344
- gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation
- names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/H344, EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
1986-01-01T00:00:00
1995-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |