NBS Global Change Metadata: Olympic Peninsula: Climate and Subalpine Tree Growth

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• * FILE FORMAT: The information about the database described in this
• * file was developed using the Spatial Metadata Content
• * Standard (Jan. 25, 1995 version) adopted by the U.S. Federal
• * Geographic Data Committee.
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  Identification Information

• Data Set Identity: NBS Global Change Olympic Peninsula Climate and
• Subalpine Tree Growth
• Identification Code: None
• Data Set Description: Quality checked annual growth measurements for Abies lasiocarpa and Tsuga mertensiana from subalpine forest sites in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. This is a non-spatial database.
• Theme
• 1 Theme: Land
• 1 Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Directory Interchange Format Parameter
• Keywords
• 2 Theme: Dendrochronology
• 2 Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NBS Global Change Program Subject Category List
• Data Currentness and Quality Summary:
• Beginning Date of Information Content: 07/01/91
• Ending Date of Information Content: 09/01/97
• Thematic Quality
• Qualitative Thematic Accuracy Assessment: Unknown
• Completeness:Unknown
• Horizontal Position Quality
• Qualitative Horizontal Positional Accurracy Assessment:Unknown
• Qualitative Vertical Positional Accuracy Assessment: Unknown
• Cloud Cover: Unknown
• West Bounding Coordinate: Unknown
• East Bounding Coordinate: Unknown
• North Bounding Coordinate:Unknown
• South Bounding Coordinate:Unknown
• (Data Set G Polygon
• Data Set G Polygon Outer G Ring: Unknown
• Data Set G Polygon Exclusion G Ring:Unknown )
• (Geographic Keyword
• Geographic Keyword Name: Subalpine zones of Washington and Oregon including the Olympic and Cascade Mountains
• Geographic Keyword Type: Forest)
• (Browse Graphic
• Browse Graphic File Name:
• Browse Graphic File Description: Illustrated map of plot locations for National Biological Survey Global Change Research Program Project: Growth and Distribution of Subalpine Forests
• Browse Graphic File Type:)
• (Use Restrictions: This data was collected for the purpose answering specific questions concerning the research of global climate change. The research biologist should be contacted to determine it suitability for other purposes.)
• (Access Restrictions: FTP access at the International Tree Ring Data Bank )

  Spatial Reference

  Not applicable

  Status Information

• Data Set Status: In work
• Release Date: October 1994
• Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

  Source Information

• Source Identity: Original field work
• Source Contribution:

  Entity/Attribute Information

  None

  Distribution Information

• {Distribution Contact
• Contact Person Primary
• Contact Organization: National Biological Survey Global Change Research Program
• Contact Person: David Peterson
• Contact Organization Primary
• Contact Person:
• Contact Position: Research Biologist
• Contact Mail Address: CPSU AR-10
• University of Washington
• Seattle, Washington 98195
• Contact Voice Telephone: (206) 543-1587
• Contact Facsimile Telephone: (206) 685-0790
• Contact Electronic Mail Address:
• Contact Instruction:
• Distribution Liability:
• Transfer Options:
• Media
• Floppy Disk Tape Options
• FD Type: 3.5"
• FD Formatted Capacity:1.2
• FD Recording Format:
• Transfer Instructions: Contact the research biologist
• Fees: Unknown
• Turnaround: One week

  Metadata Reference Information

• Metadata Date:03/14/1994
• Metadata Review Date:
• Metadata Future Review Date:
• (Metadata Contact:
• Contact Person Primary
• Contact Organization
• Contact Person
• Contact Organization Primary
• Contact Organization: National Biological Survey
• Contact Person: Linda Pettit-Waldner
• Contact Position: Data Administrator
• Contact Mail Address:Not Applicable
• Contact Voice Telephone: (703) 358-1710
• Contact Facsimile Telephone: (703) 358-2228
• Contact Electronic Mail Address: Linda_PetitWaldner@nbs.gov
• Contact Instruction: 6:30 am to 3 pm weekdays EST