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Large Scale International Boundaries NGDA 62 recent views
Department of State —
Overview The Office of the Geographer and Global Issues at the U.S. Department of State produces the Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB) dataset. The current... -
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Tropic of Cancer 38 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23d 26' 22" (23.4394 degrees) north of the Equator and marks the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at... -
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Global Volcano Locations Database 38 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NCEI maintains a database of over 1,500 volcano locations obtained from the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, Volcanoes of the World publication. The... -
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Global Historical Climatology Network - Monthly (GHCN-M), Version 3 35 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Please note, GHCN-Monthly provides climatological observations for four elements; monthly mean maximum temperature, minimum temperature, mean temperature, and monthly... -
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NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database, 2150 BC to Present 31 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Significant Earthquake Database is a global listing of over 5,700 earthquakes from 2150 BC to the present. A significant earthquake is classified as one that... -
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NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database, 2100 BC to Present 29 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Historical Tsunami Database provides information on over 2,400 tsunamis from 2100 BC to the present in the the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; and... -
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Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) 26 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites collect visible and infrared cloud imagery as well as monitoring the atmospheric, oceanographic,... -
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Global Forecast System (GFS) [1 Deg.] 24 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Forecast System (GFS) is a weather forecast model produced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). Dozens of atmospheric and land-soil... -
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Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) 23 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) is the system used by the Global Forecast System (GFS) model to place observations into a gridded model space for the... -
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Data on the Earth's Magnetic Field and its Secular Change since 1800 23 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Information on the past and present orientation of the Earth's magnetic field is available from the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) which serves as the... -
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Prime Meridian 16 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) at which the longitude is defined to be 0 degrees. The Prime Meridian and its opposite, the Antimeridian (at... -
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Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) - Space Weather Sensors 15 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) maintains a constellation of sun-synchronous, near-polar orbiting satellites. The orbital period is 101 minutes... -
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Distance to Nearest Coastline: 0.01-Degree Grid 15 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A global data set of distances from the nearest coastline. Negative distances represent locations over land (including land-locked bodies of water), while positive... -
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Distance to Nearest Coastline: 0.01-Degree Grid: Ocean 14 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A global data set of ocean distances from the nearest coastline. NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) generated this data set using the Generic Mapping Tools... -
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Global Gravity Grids, Geoid Height and Gravity Anomaly Profiles 14 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The entire collection of GEOSAT ERM (Nov.'86 - Dec. '89) data over land and ice regions is held at the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). These data will yield... -
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North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) Seasonal Prediction System 14 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) is a multi-model seasonal forecasting system consisting of coupled models from North American modeling centers. The... -
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United States Earthquake Intensity Database, 1638-1985 10 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The United States Earthquake Intensity Database is a collection of damage and felt reports for over 23,000 U.S. earthquakes from 1638-1985. The majority of... -
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International Surface Temperature Initiative (ISTI) Global Land Surface Temperature Databank - Stage 3 Monthly
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Global Land Surface Temperature Databank contains monthly timescale mean, maximum, and minimum temperature for approximately 40,000 stations globally. It was... -
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Distance to Nearest Coastline: 0.04-Degree Grid
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A global data set of distances from the nearest coastline. Negative distances represent locations over land (including land-locked bodies of water), while positive... -
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Ionospheric Digital Database
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The ionosphere is that part of the Earth's atmosphere that results mainly from the photo ionization of the upper atmosphere. Traditionally, the following ionospheric...